- polling booth
- UK / US
noun [countable]
Word forms "polling booth":
singular polling booth plural polling booths Britisha small enclosed space where you stand to mark your piece of paper secretly when you go to vote
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polling booth — polling booths 1) N COUNT: usu pl Polling booths are the places where people go to vote in an election. In Darlington, queues formed at some polling booths. Syn: polling station 2) N COUNT A polling booth is one of the partly enclosed areas in a… … English dictionary
Polling booth — Polling Poll ing, n. [See {Poll} the head.] 1. The act of topping, lopping, or cropping, as trees or hedges. [1913 Webster] 2. Plunder, or extortion. [Obs.] E. Hall. [1913 Webster] 3. The act of voting, or of registering a vote. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
polling booth — n BrE a small partly enclosed place in a polling station where you can vote secretly in an election … Dictionary of contemporary English
polling booth — polling ,booth noun count BRITISH a VOTING BOOTH … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
polling booth — noun a temporary booth in a polling place which people enter to cast their votes • Hypernyms: ↑booth, ↑cubicle, ↑stall, ↑kiosk • Part Holonyms: ↑polling place, ↑polling station * * * noun, pl ⋯ booths [count] … Useful english dictionary
polling booth — noun (C) especially BrE a small partly enclosed space in a polling station where you can vote secretly in an election; voting booth AmE … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
polling booth — poll′ing booth n. gov a booth in which votes are cast • Etymology: 1850–55 … From formal English to slang
polling booth — a booth in which voters cast their votes. [1850 55] * * * … Universalium
polling booth — /ˈpoʊlɪŋ buð/ (say pohling boohdh) noun 1. a small cubicle with a writing bench provided for a voter at elections, especially to ensure privacy. 2. a place, often a school, town hall, etc., where voters go to record their votes in an election.… …
polling booth — voting stall, small cubicle for voting … English contemporary dictionary
