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polling booth

American  

noun

  1. a booth in which voters cast their votes.

polling booth British  

noun

  1. a semienclosed space in which a voter stands to mark a ballot paper during an election

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Etymology

Origin of polling booth

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

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Under the Ballot Secrecy Act 2023, it is an offence to be in a polling booth with another person in order to influence that person to vote in a particular way.

From BBC

Meanwhile, the government said seven councils in England will test out using locations such as train stations or supermarkets for polling booths in May's local elections to make it easier for people to vote.

From BBC

At one Yopougon polling booth, only around 20 people had voted out of around 400 registered at that station.

From Barron's

Using Diia, some argue, would allow people to vote quickly, cheaply and safely without having to travel to a polling booth overseas or in the trenches.

From BBC

"The next leader must focus on education and jobs for the youth," the retired university worker told the BBC outside a polling booth in the city of Kumasi.

From BBC

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