ballot box

Definitions

1. A sealed box with a slit, into which a voter places a completed voting slip.
2. The process or method of voting.
   metonymically

Equivalents

Examples

“The people will decide⟳ at the ballot box.”

“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 […].”

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