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ballot box

noun

  1. a receptacle for voters' ballots.
  2. a system or instance of voting by ballot.


ballot box

noun

  1. a box into which ballot papers are dropped after voting
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ballot box1

First recorded in 1670–80
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In Singapore media campaigns may be important for drumming up political participation during elections, said Dr Soon, but social media engagement does not translate directly into support at the ballot box.

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Feelings behind the scenes that UK Labour does not get the fight that the party in Wales will face at the ballot box are starting to spill over.

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The ballot boxes are then flown to Iqaluit, and then to Ottawa.

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Bilie-by-Nze said he was particularly concerned by claims that in some places unmarked ballot papers were not kept in a secure location, and that he feared they could be used to stuff ballot boxes.

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"When you steal from the people, expect the people to rise up. At the ballot box and in the streets," he shouted.

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