polling station

Thân thiện

Voters line up outside the polling station to cast their ballots.

Definition

Noun: A designated location where eligible voters go to cast their votes in an election.

Usage

A "polling station" is a specific, often temporary, facility set up by electoral authorities for the purpose of voting. Voters are assigned to a particular polling station based on their residential address.

Examples

• Noun:
  • I will go to my local polling station to vote tomorrow.
  • The school gymnasium serves as a polling station during elections.
  • Long lines formed outside the polling station before it opened.

Advanced Usage

• "to be assigned to a polling station": To be designated a specific location where one must vote.
  • Every registered voter is assigned to a polling station near their home.

Variants and Related Words

• Polling place (n): A synonym for "polling station," commonly used in American English.
  • You can find your assigned polling place on the county website.

Synonyms

• Voting location: A general term for a place where voting occurs.
• Voting booth: This can refer more specifically to the private compartment within a polling station where a vote is cast.

Related Phrases

• "to man a polling station": To work as an official at a polling station.
  • She volunteered to man the polling station on Election Day.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a place where voters go to cast their votes in an election

Từ đồng nghĩa

• polling place