Meanings
nounpolling day (plural polling days)
plural polling days
- governmentThe day voting takes place in a local, general, or national election, apart from postal votes made beforehand.
Synonyms: Election Day
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe day voting takes place in a local, general, or national election, apart from postal votes made beforehand.
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nounthe day appointed for an election; in the United States it is the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in November
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Translations
Finnish vaalipäivä
- vaalipäiväelection day
Icelandic kjördagur, kosningadagur
- kjördagurelection day
- kosningadagurelection day
Norwegian Bokmål valgdag
- valgdagelection day
Swedish valdag
- valdagelection day
Cite this entry
APA
polling day. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polling%20day
MLA
“polling day.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polling%20day. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polling day,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polling%20day.
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