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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He said the election showed that Zambia was a place of peace, law and order and a "democratic nation that settles our differences at the ballot box, and nowhere else".
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 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
According to these survivors, though, it will also require something far more basic: going to the ballot box.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
"The Tiger can still bite you harder than he has bitten you at the ballot box," he said in reference to the feline nickname he gave himself.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 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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