Phrase guide

polling station

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

a place where voters go to cast their ballot in an election or referendum; a voting station

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, Canada, UK

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a place where voters go to cast their votes in an election

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: polling place

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: topographic point, place, spot

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

45 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ընտրատեղամաս (əntrateġamas) — place where voters go to cast their ballot
  • Asturian: colexu eleutoral — place where voters go to cast their ballot
  • Catalan: col·legi electoral — place where voters go to cast their ballot
  • Chinese Mandarin: 投票站 (tóupiàozhàn) — place where voters go to cast their ballot
  • Czech: volební místnost — place where voters go to cast their ballot
  • Danish: valgsted — place where voters go to cast their ballot
  • Danish: afstemningssted — place where voters go to cast their ballot
  • Esperanto: elektejo — place where voters go to cast their ballot
  • Faroese: valhøli — place where voters go to cast their ballot
  • Faroese: valstaður — place where voters go to cast their ballot
  • Finnish: äänestyspaikka — place where voters go to cast their ballot
  • Finnish: vaalipaikka — place where voters go to cast their ballot
  • French: bureau de vote — place where voters go to cast their ballot
  • Galician: colexio electoral — place where voters go to cast their ballot
  • Galician: mesa electoral — place where voters go to cast their ballot
  • German: Wahllokal — place where voters go to cast their ballot
  • Gujarati: મતદાનમથક (matdānamthak) — place where voters go to cast their ballot
  • Icelandic: kjörstaður — place where voters go to cast their ballot
  • Irish: stáisiún vótála — place where voters go to cast their ballot
  • Italian: seggio elettorale — place where voters go to cast their ballot
  • Japanese: 投票所 (tōhyōjo) — place where voters go to cast their ballot
  • Korean: 투표소 (tupyoso) — place where voters go to cast their ballot
  • Korean: 투표장 (tupyojang) — place where voters go to cast their ballot
  • Macedonian: бира́лиште (birálište) — place where voters go to cast their ballot
  • Māori: whare pōti — place where voters go to cast their ballot
  • Norwegian Bokmål: valglokale — place where voters go to cast their ballot
  • Norwegian Bokmål: stemmelokale — place where voters go to cast their ballot
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vallokale — place where voters go to cast their ballot
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: røystelokale — place where voters go to cast their ballot
  • Polish: lokal wyborczy — place where voters go to cast their ballot
  • Portuguese: seção eleitoral — place where voters go to cast their ballot
  • Russian: избира́тельный уча́сток (izbirátelʹnyj učástok) — place where voters go to cast their ballot
  • Serbo-Croatian: biralište — place where voters go to cast their ballot
  • Serbo-Croatian: biračko mjesto — place where voters go to cast their ballot
  • Spanish: colegio electoral — place where voters go to cast their ballot
  • Spanish: mesa electoral — place where voters go to cast their ballot
  • Spanish: centro votacional — place where voters go to cast their ballot
  • Spanish: lugar votatorio — place where voters go to cast their ballot
  • Spanish: recinto votativo — place where voters go to cast their ballot
  • Spanish: estación de votación — place where voters go to cast their ballot
  • Spanish: local de votación — place where voters go to cast their ballot
  • Swahili: kituo cha kupigia kura — place where voters go to cast their ballot
  • Swedish: vallokal — place where voters go to cast their ballot
  • Ukrainian: виборча дільниця (vyborča dilʹnycja) — place where voters go to cast their ballot
  • Volapük: vögodöp — place where voters go to cast their ballot