voting-paper
Definition
- Noun:
- A piece of paper used to record a person's vote in an election or ballot. It typically lists the candidates or options, and the voter marks their choice on it.
Usage Examples
- (A paper form for recording a vote.)
- (The individual paper ballots used in the voting process.)
Advanced Usage
"to distribute voting-papers": to hand out the paper ballots to voters before they vote.
- Volunteers distributed voting-papers at the entrance of the polling station. (They gave each voter a paper ballot.)
"to spoil a voting-paper": to mark or damage a ballot in a way that makes it invalid.
- If you accidentally spoil your voting-paper, you can request a new one from the clerk. (Invalidate the ballot by mistake.)
Variants and Related Words
- Voting (noun): the action of casting a vote in an election.
- Voting is a fundamental right in a democracy. (The act of participating in an election.)
- Paper (noun): a thin material used for writing or printing.
- The voting-paper is made of special paper to prevent forgery. (The material of the ballot.)
Synonyms
- Ballot paper: a formal term for a paper used in voting.
- The ballot paper lists all candidates in alphabetical order. (Synonym for voting-paper.)
- Vote slip: a small piece of paper for recording a vote.
- He filled out his vote slip and placed it in the box. (Similar to voting-paper, often less formal.)
Related Idioms
- "Cast a vote": to record one's choice in an election.
- She cast her vote using a voting-paper at the polling station. (She submitted her ballot.)
- "The paper trail": a series of documents or records that provide evidence of a process, such as voting.
- The voting-papers create a paper trail that can be audited after the election. (Physical records of votes.)