voting booth
noun
chiefly US
: a small, enclosed area in which a person stands for privacy while casting a vote
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Flipping a coin in the voting booth will not nourish the roots of democracy!
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Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Exit polls found those who considered immigration their top issue entering the voting booth chose Trump over Harris nine times out of 10.
—Michael Wilner, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
Between the lines: The Harris-Walz campaign has seized on Trump's comments to appeal directly to women, particularly moderate suburban voters, by emphasizing a message of choice: both over their bodily autonomy and their decisions in the voting booth.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
According to Texas law, cell phones are prohibited at the voting booth.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Nov. 2024
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Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Exit polls found those who considered immigration their top issue entering the voting booth chose Trump over Harris nine times out of 10.
—Michael Wilner, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
Between the lines: The Harris-Walz campaign has seized on Trump's comments to appeal directly to women, particularly moderate suburban voters, by emphasizing a message of choice: both over their bodily autonomy and their decisions in the voting booth.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
According to Texas law, cell phones are prohibited at the voting booth.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for voting booth
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“Voting booth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voting%20booth. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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