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polling station en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (Australia, Canada, UK) a place where voters go to cast their ballot in an election or referendum; a voting station
   • Dastis defended the Spanish police’s actions as they tried to halt the referendum, even though other members of the government have apologised for the violent scenes when officers raided polling stations, charged the crowds with batons and fired rubber bullets. 2017 October 22, Sam Jones, “Catalonia weighs up declaration of independence”, in the Guardian:

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Relateds

polling booth · voting booth

Translations (45)

ru избира́тельный уча́сток (place where voters go to cast their ballot) · da valgsted (place where voters go to cast their ballot) · ca col·legi electoral (place where voters go to cast their ballot) · es local de votación (place where voters go to cast their ballot) · de Wahllokal (place where voters go to cast their ballot) · cmn 投票站 (place where voters go to cast their ballot) · da afstemningssted (place where voters go to cast their ballot) · mi whare pōti (place where voters go to cast their ballot) · it seggio elettorale (place where voters go to cast their ballot) · es estación de votación (place where voters go to cast their ballot) · pl lokal wyborczy (place where voters go to cast their ballot) · es lugar votatorio (place where voters go to cast their ballot) · nn vallokale (place where voters go to cast their ballot) · ga stáisiún vótála (place where voters go to cast their ballot) · hy ընտրատեղամաս (place where voters go to cast their ballot) · fi vaalipaikka (place where voters go to cast their ballot) · nb valglokale (place where voters go to cast their ballot) · ast colexu eleutoral (place where voters go to cast their ballot) · vo vögodöp (place where voters go to cast their ballot) · ko 투표소 (place where voters go to cast their ballot) · eo elektejo (place where voters go to cast their ballot) · sw kituo cha kupigia kura (place where voters go to cast their ballot) · uk виборча дільниця (place where voters go to cast their ballot) · fo valhøli (place where voters go to cast their ballot) · gl mesa electoral (place where voters go to cast their ballot) · gu મતદાનમથક (place where voters go to cast their ballot) · nb stemmelokale (place where voters go to cast their ballot) · mk бира́лиште (place where voters go to cast their ballot) · fr bureau de vote (place where voters go to cast their ballot) · sh biračko mjesto (place where voters go to cast their ballot) · sv vallokal (place where voters go to cast their ballot) · es colegio electoral (place where voters go to cast their ballot) · fo valstaður (place where voters go to cast their ballot) · sh biralište (place where voters go to cast their ballot) · fi äänestyspaikka (place where voters go to cast their ballot) · es mesa electoral (place where voters go to cast their ballot) · gl colexio electoral (place where voters go to cast their ballot) · ko 투표장 (place where voters go to cast their ballot) · pt seção eleitoral (place where voters go to cast their ballot) · ja 投票所 (place where voters go to cast their ballot) · es recinto votativo (place where voters go to cast their ballot) · nn røystelokale (place where voters go to cast their ballot) · cs volební místnost (place where voters go to cast their ballot) · es centro votacional (place where voters go to cast their ballot) · is kjörstaður (place where voters go to cast their ballot)