ballot
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They can make major unilateral decisions — such as welcoming federal troops into California cities — and command a bully pulpit to drive public opinion and policy, including through statewide ballot measures.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
If a voter’s eligibility is in doubt, local officials aren’t allowed to throw a ballot out.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
He then suffered two defeats at the ballot box, in 2002 and 2006, and on both occasions the Fidesz leader learned his lessons.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
He received 429 votes of 584 cast by MPs, a parliament official said after ballot counting was finished.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Then came those whom Paul’s committee had labeled “pioneers”—women who had battled for decades to gain the ballot.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
Vocabulary lists containing ballot
Election Lingo
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Electoral Elocution: The Verbiage of Voting
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Academy Awards, List 1
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