ballot box vs vote

ballot box

noun
  • The process or method of voting. 

  • A sealed box with a slit, into which a voter puts a completed voting slip. 

vote

noun
  • an act or instance of participating in such a choice, e.g., by submitting a ballot 

  • a formalized choice on legally relevant measures such as employment or appointment to office or a proceeding about a legal dispute. 

  • any judgment of intellect leading not only to a formal opinion but also to a particular choice in a legally relevant measure, a point of view as published 

verb
  • to cast a vote; to assert a formalized choice in an election 

  • to choose or grant by means of a vote, or by general consent 

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