ballot box

Example Sentences

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We protested, on the streets and at the ballot box.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026

Japan votes in snap elections Sunday with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hoping to turn a honeymoon start into a resounding ballot box victory that could rile China and rattle financial markets.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

When politicians fail to deliver, the people make their views known at the ballot box, as happened recently in Virginia, New Jersey and elsewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

Last month, Reform secured its first success at the ballot box in Scotland by winning a council by-election in West Lothian.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

At eight o’clock on Sunday morning a wooden ballot box was set up in the square, which was watched over by the six soldiers.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez