the ballot box
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishthe ballot boxthe ballot boxPPVthe system or process of voting in an electionthrough the ballot box The people have expressed their views through the ballot box. → ballot boxExamples from the Corpusthe ballot box• The issue will be decided at the ballot box.• The voters have expressed their views at the ballot box.• They are determined to win power through the ballot box, not by violence.