ballot paper

British

noun

a paper used for voting in a ballot, esp (in a parliamentary or local government election) one having the names of the candidates printed on it

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First Minister Eluned Morgan said consistently during the campaign that Sir Keir was "not on the ballot paper".

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Hounkpe ran a low-key campaign and needed the help of majority lawmakers to secure the required parliamentary endorsements even to get on the ballot paper.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Twelve different political parties were on the ballot paper, and this tightly contested race has come right down to the wire.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Both of his top critics on the ballot paper, ex-prime minister Henri-Marie Dondra and the main opposition leader Anicet-Georges Dologuele, had feared they would be barred from the election over nationality requirements.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

I marked an X in the box next to the letters ANC and then slipped my folded ballot paper into a simple wooden box; I had cast the first vote of my life.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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