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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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
Her advice for pushing back against figures like O’Leary and Big Tech is to hit the ballot box and don’t skip local elections.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
You can visit the Los Angeles County Office of the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s website here to find a ballot box near you.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
At four in the afternoon a roll of drums in the square announced the closing of the polls and Don Apolinar Moscote sealed the ballot box with a label crossed by his signature.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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