voting machine

noun

Any machine used in place of a paper ballot. In the model used in the US the voters mark their choice by switching levers and then pulling the master switch to reset the machine and place their vote.

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Meanings

nounvoting machine (plural voting machines)

plural voting machines

  1. Any machine used in place of a paper ballot. In the model used in the US the voters mark their choice by switching levers and then pulling the master switch to reset the machine and place their vote.

Translations

Bulgarian машина за гласуване
  • машина за гласуване (mašina za glasuvane)machine used for voting
Chinese Mandarin 投票機 /投票机
  • 投票機 /投票机 (tóupiàojī)machine used for voting
Danish afstemningsmaskine
  • afstemningsmaskinemachine used for voting
Finnish äänestyskone
  • äänestyskonemachine used for voting
French machine à voter
  • machine à votermachine used for voting
Indonesian mesin pemungutan suara
  • mesin pemungutan suaramachine used for voting
Malay jentera mengundi
  • jentera mengundimachine used for voting
Cite this entry
APA

voting machine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/voting%20machine

MLA

“voting machine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/voting%20machine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “voting machine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/voting%20machine.

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