voting machine

American  

noun

1. a mechanical apparatus used in a polling place to register and count the votes.

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voting machine British  

noun

1. (esp in the US) a machine at a polling station that voters operate to register their votes and that mechanically or electronically counts all votes cast

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Etymology

Origin of voting machine

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

A third administration official who attended the summit, Marci McCarthy, directs communications for the nation’s cyber defense agency, which oversees the security of elections infrastructure like voting machines.

From Salon

Set in a large school, shaded by huge rain trees, there were ample volunteers an officials to guide voters where to go, and how to make their choice using the new, locally-made electronic voting machines.

From BBC

Polling is taking place in three phases spread over a month, using new electronic voting machines which do not allow write-in candidates or spoiled ballots.

From Barron's

Warren Buffett loved to quote his mentor Ben Graham, who once said External link: “In the short run, the market is a voting machine but in the long run it is a weighing machine.”

From Barron's

Warren Buffett loved to quote his mentor Ben Graham, who once said External link: “In the short run, the market is a voting machine but in the long run it is a weighing machine.”

From Barron's

Related Words

• polling place