Phrases
stuff the ballot box
chiefly US
: to attempt to control the outcome of an election by having multiple illegitimate votes cast in support of the desired candidate
They said the vote-rigging included stuffing ballot boxes, buying votes and absent names on the voter rolls.—
Sonia Verma
Sonia VermaBy a margin of just 277 votes (some say ballot boxes were stuffed), Brooklyn, the nation's fourth-largest city, had voted to give up its proud and independent history.—James Sterngold
James SterngoldExamples of ballot box in a Sentence
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Resistance to European speech laws is increasingly reflected at the ballot box.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Many gain power not through military coups but at the ballot box.
—Daniel Treisman, The Conversation, 3 June 2025
Law-abiding Americans express their approval or disapproval at the ballot box.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 1 June 2025
Ahead of the vote on Thursday morning, Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York, the Democratic leader, predicted that Republicans’ votes would come back to haunt them at the ballot box.
—Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Many gain power not through military coups but at the ballot box.
—Daniel Treisman, The Conversation, 3 June 2025
Law-abiding Americans express their approval or disapproval at the ballot box.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 1 June 2025
Ahead of the vote on Thursday morning, Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York, the Democratic leader, predicted that Republicans’ votes would come back to haunt them at the ballot box.
—Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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“Ballot box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ballot%20box. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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