ballot box

noun

1

: a box for receiving ballots

2

: ballot sense 2a

In a republic, reform had to come about through the ballot box rather than by force.

—Mary Beth Norton et al.

see also:

stuff the ballot box

Examples of ballot box in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After a dizzying legal battle that drew national attention, Missouri’s map fight is now headed to the ballot box. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026

Voters' concerns about crime and the cost of living could hurt him at the ballot box. — Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026

In earlier elections, ballot boxes were stuffed or stolen, and individual votes were routinely falsified, according to Brazil’s electoral authority. — ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

In earlier local elections, ballot boxes were stuffed or stolen, and paper ballots routinely were falsified, according to Brazil’s electoral authority. — Eléonore Hughes, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for ballot box

• aftershocks
• chatterbox
• chickenpox
• equinox
• firebox
• goldilocks
• hollyhocks
• interlocks
• orthodox
• paradox
• tomahawks
• balks