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polling booth

American  

noun

  1. a booth in which voters cast their votes.


polling booth British  

noun

  1. a semienclosed space in which a voter stands to mark a ballot paper during an election

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of polling booth

First recorded in 1850–55

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At one Yopougon polling booth, only around 20 people had voted out of around 400 registered at that station.

From Barron's Dec. 28, 2025

For the first time, voters will receive three ballot papers - not two - when they enter a polling booth.

From BBC May 28, 2024

But when approached by the BBC outside the polling booth at Runaway Bay, Mr Bayldon-Lumsden is defiant.

From BBC Mar. 14, 2024

Many locals stayed away from the polling booth because of Indigenous funeral practices following a young man’s recent suicide.

From Washington Times Sep. 26, 2023

On election day I went into the polling booth and drew the curtain behind me and unfolded my ballots.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

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