单词 | polling booth |
释义 | > as lemmaspolling booth polling booth n. (a) a compartment into which a voter goes privately to mark a ballot paper or cast a vote; (b) = polling station n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > proceedings at election > [noun] > registering or casting votes > polling-station or booth polling placec1710 poll booth1781 polling booth1805 polling station1817 voting booth1826 polling-booth1837 1805 Times 11 Jan. 3/3 They were stimulated to emerge from the mob, in which they had taken shelter, and to present themselves at the polling booths. 1941 ‘G. Orwell’ Lion & Unicorn i. ii. 24 You do not arrive at the polling booth to find men with revolvers telling you which way to vote. 1986 E. Ullah tr. B. K. Bhattacharya in M. R. Anand & S. B. Rao Panorama 15 Ojha Shimray took his meal early that day and was about to set out for the polling booth. < as lemmas |
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