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as in vote
a piece of paper indicating a person's preferences in an election
we collected all of the ballots from the students voting for class president
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as in suffrage
the right to formally express one's position or will in an election
believes that even convicted felons should have the ballot
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Recent Examples of ballot
On their ballot, voters can rank up to five candidates in any order.
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Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 17 June 2025
Voters received nine, text-heavy ballots in a rainbow of color codes.
—Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor, 16 June 2025
Last year, ride-share drivers there won union rights through a statewide ballot initiative.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
In November, the U.S. Supreme Court declined the GOP’s emergency request to intervene as ballots were being cast.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 7 June 2025
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Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 17 June 2025
Voters received nine, text-heavy ballots in a rainbow of color codes.
—Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor, 16 June 2025
Last year, ride-share drivers there won union rights through a statewide ballot initiative.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
In November, the U.S. Supreme Court declined the GOP’s emergency request to intervene as ballots were being cast.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ballot
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But the agenda also includes a vote for these types of vaccines, offering a stronger signal that the CDC may alter its recommendations for flu vaccines.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2025
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Needless to say, Ladson will be driving his truck to the next round after getting four big yes votes.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
18 June 2025
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The 7-acre green space just north of the White House, known as Lafayette Square, had been a rallying place for change for more than a century, from women’s suffrage marches in 1917 to the fight for racial equality and gay rights half a century later.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
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Following the faith’s core beliefs in nonviolence and justice, Quakers have demonstrated for the abolition of slavery, in favor of the suffrage movement, against both World Wars, and the U.S. roles in the wars in Vietnam and Afghanistan, said Ross Brubeck, 38, one of the Quaker march organizers.—
Luis Andres Henao,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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“Ballot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ballot. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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