ballot box
Americannoun
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a receptacle for voters' ballots.
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a system or instance of voting by ballot.
noun
Etymology
Origin of ballot box
First recorded in 1670–80
Example Sentences
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There are plenty of ways to account for this upset, from polling errors to the musical chairs at the ballot box to Hong’s failure to spend basically any money on TV ads.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
Zambia has a long record of transferring power through the ballot box, with every change of president since the return to multiparty politics in 1991 achieved through elections.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
They ran on these values, trusting unions and activists to back them at the ballot box.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
Unlike Egypt or Nepal, India is an established democracy with a long tradition of power changing hands through the ballot box.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
The act, in effect, abolished poll taxes, literacy tests and other barriers to equal opportunity at the ballot box.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
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