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1. a receptacle for voters' ballots.2. a system or instance of voting by ballot.[1670-80]
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ballot box
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ballot box — noun 1 (C) a box that ballot papers are put in after voting 2 the ballot box the system or process of voting in an election: The people have expressed their views through the ballot box … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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ballot box — voting box, box into which ballot tickets are placed … English contemporary dictionary
