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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
Many cast their ballots hoping Donald Trump, who was inaugurated last month, would succeed in his promises to curb inflation while revitalizing U.S. trade and industry.
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Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
An effort to legalize the hallucinogen for adults was on the 2024 ballot but fell four percentage points short of the 60% threshold needed to pass.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Feb. 2025
There is a long history of Grammy voters, who are drawn from the full music industry, using their ballots to send messages to Nashville.
—Ben Sisario, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2025
Ball then missed out on being a reserve because he didn’t get listed on enough coaches’ ballots.
—Chantz Martin, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2025
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Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
An effort to legalize the hallucinogen for adults was on the 2024 ballot but fell four percentage points short of the 60% threshold needed to pass.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Feb. 2025
There is a long history of Grammy voters, who are drawn from the full music industry, using their ballots to send messages to Nashville.
—Ben Sisario, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2025
Ball then missed out on being a reserve because he didn’t get listed on enough coaches’ ballots.
—Chantz Martin, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Ballot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ballot. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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