ballot box
/ˈbælət bɒks/noun
उच्चारण बैलट बॉक्स
मतपेटी
Core word
noun
- 1
[C]
a sealed box into which people put their ballot papers after voting
मतपेटी
- The ballot boxes were taken to the counting centre under police guard.
- Ballot boxes were replaced by electronic voting machines in Indian elections.
- Voters queued up to put their papers in the ballot box.
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- The ballot box was sealed after voting ended.
- Officers carried the ballot boxes to the strong room.
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[singular]
the ballot box: the democratic system of choosing a government by voting
मतदान प्रणाली, चुनाव (लोकतांत्रिक मार्ग)
- The people expressed their anger through the ballot box.
- Change must come through the ballot box, not through violence.
- Citizens must use the ballot box to remove a bad government.
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- Democracy means that change comes through the ballot box.
- Many believe the ballot box is the best way to settle political disputes.
§Grammar and usage
Usage: the ballot box is often contrasted with violence or force, as in 'the ballot box, not the bullet'.
Usage में the ballot box की तुलना अक्सर हिंसा या बल से की जाती है, जैसे 'the ballot box, not the bullet' में।