Meaning

2 senses

  1. A sealed box with a slit, into which a voter places a completed voting slip.

    Wahlurne

    избира́тельная у́рнаizbirátelʹnaja úrna, баллотиро́вочный я́щикballotiróvočnyj jáščik, у́рнаúrna

  2. (metonymically)The process or method of voting.

    The people will decide at the ballot box.

More definitions
  • a box where voters deposit their ballots

Examples

3 sentences

  1. The people will decide at the ballot box.

    deDas Volk wird an der Wahlurne entscheiden.

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  2. After checking that your name is on the list, you can drop the envelope in the ballot box.

    deNachdem Sie überprüft haben, ob Ihr Name auf der Liste steht, können Sie den Umschlag in die Urne legen.

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  3. Today we went to the ballot box to vote for the European Parliament.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
a sealed box into which a voter puts a voting slip:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a sealed box into which a voter puts a voting slip:

Forms

plural: ballot boxes
Singularballot box
Pluralballot boxes

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
balloonA2ballotB2ballparkballpoint
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