BALLOT Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

ballot

noun

ˈba-lət

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

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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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

disenfranchisement

Examples Sentences

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Recent Examples of ballot The council unanimously passed a resolution that added it to the ballot in this year’s general election, when 85.6% of voters voted to establish the office. —

Kiersten Hacker, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024 The list only covered ballots with mismatched signatures; a completely different process is required for ballots that were not signed at all. —

Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2024 The new location was designed to increase transparency and security, both for elections workers and the ballots. —

Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024 More than 46,000 residents cast their ballots on Monday. —

Ella McCarthy, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ballot