ballot box

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word ballot box. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word ballot box, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say ballot box in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word ballot box you have here. The definition of the word ballot box will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofballot box, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Noun

ballot box (plural ballot boxes)

  1. A sealed box with a slit, into which a voter puts a completed voting slip.
  2. The process or method of voting.
    The people will decide at the ballot box.
    • 2024 April 3, Howard Johnston, “TfL is overflowing with ideas... but is short of the capital”, in RAIL, number 1006, page 30:
      Incumbent Sadiq Khan wants a third term. But he is currently silenced by the strict rules of 'purdah', so he cannot use funds from the Greater London Authority for anything that might give him political advantage. There are strict neutrality rules to ensure that all ten candidates stand an equal chance at the ballot box [] .

Hypernyms

Derived terms

Translations