Synonyms of ballot

ballot

noun

ˈba-lət 

1

as in vote

a piece of paper indicating a person's preferences in an election

we collected all of the ballots from the students voting for class president

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vote
• referendum
• ticket
• aye
• yea
• no
• secret ballot
• nay
• write-in
• absentee ballot
• short ballot
• Australian ballot
• non placet
• blackball

2

as in suffrage

the right to formally express one's position or will in an election

believes that even convicted felons should have the ballot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suffrage
• vote
• franchise
• enfranchisement
• voice
• say
• say-so

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disenfranchisement

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ballot

Since 2022, 86% of Nevadans have used mail-in ballots at some point in an election cycle, among the highest use rates in the country. — Philip Wang, Time, 7 Oct. 2026

Trump has faced bipartisan backlash for the ads, which glorify him and echo his campaign pitch as voters cast early ballots with the midterm elections less than a month away. — Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

One of the latest polls shows the ballot measure passing by 3 points, but a prior survey shows it getting struck down by as much as 13 points. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 7 Oct. 2026

Or Netanyahu, who sometimes in his long career has been stronger in the final ballot than in the polls, could find a way to form, yet again, a right-wing coalition. — David Remnick, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2026