polling booth
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of polling booth
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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In line with the sometimes defiant sense of local "Ossie pride", Siegmund has often ridden the iconic local Simson bike, including to the polling booth Sunday in his hometown of Tangermuende.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
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
And sitting at a picnic table overlooking the water, Sharyn Smith tells me she met Mr Bayldon-Lumsden at the polling booth earlier this week.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2024
But for the most part, they’re finding scant interest among those they’re trying to entice into the polling booth.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 1, 2024
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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