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document used to cast votes in an election
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ballot

Summary

ballot ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,791 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • ballot is made of paper[2].
  • ballot is a type of slip of paper[3].
  • ballot is used for voting[4].
  • ballot's Commons category is recorded as Ballot papers[5].
  • ballot's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[6].
  • ballot's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[7].
  • ballot's different from is recorded as sample ballot[8].

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Definition and Type

ballot is a type of slip of paper[3].

Use and Application

ballot is used for voting[4].

Why It Matters

ballot ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,791 views/month).[1] ballot has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] ballot is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ballot_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{ballot}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ballot}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-04}}
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  1. 20d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → ballot
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: ballot, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289910994|ballot (#289910994)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'mat"
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