ballot box

noun

1

: a box for receiving ballots

2

: ballot sense 2a

Phrases

stuff the ballot box

chiefly US

: to attempt to control the outcome of an election by having multiple illegitimate votes cast in support of the desired candidate

They said the vote-rigging included stuffing ballot boxes, buying votes and absent names on the voter rolls.

—Sonia Verma

By a margin of just 277 votes (some say ballot boxes were stuffed), Brooklyn, the nation's fourth-largest city, had voted to give up its proud and independent history.

—James Sterngold

Examples of ballot box in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Maricopa County residents have a chance to weigh in on Proposition 479 at the ballot box. —Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024

Now that Election Day is here, Americans from coast to coast will make their voices heard at the ballot box. —Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024

That's because Michigan law gives the sick and weak the right to be heard at the ballot box, right up to the last minute. —Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024

Hey, uh, here’s a timely reminder: make good choices at the ballot box on Tuesday, America. —Sara Netzley, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1