Phrase guide

voting booth

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A small enclosed compartment where a voter may register a vote in private; it may house some voting machine, or just have a pencil for marking a voting slip.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a booth in which a person can cast a private vote

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: booth, cubicle, stall, kiosk

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 投票站 (tóupiàozhàn) — small compartment where a voter may register a vote
  • Dutch: stemhok — small compartment where a voter may register a vote
  • Esperanto: balotbudo — small compartment where a voter may register a vote
  • Finnish: äänestyskoppi — small compartment where a voter may register a vote
  • French: isoloir — small compartment where a voter may register a vote
  • Galician: cabina electoral — small compartment where a voter may register a vote
  • German: Wahlkabine — small compartment where a voter may register a vote
  • Hungarian: szavazófülke — small compartment where a voter may register a vote
  • Indonesian: bilik suara — small compartment where a voter may register a vote
  • Indonesian: bilik pemungutan suara — small compartment where a voter may register a vote
  • Irish: stáisiún vótála — small compartment where a voter may register a vote
  • Malay: pondok pengundi — small compartment where a voter may register a vote
  • Māori: whare pōti — small compartment where a voter may register a vote
  • Polish: kabina wyborcza — small compartment where a voter may register a vote
  • Russian: каби́нка для голосова́ния (kabínka dlja golosovánija) — small compartment where a voter may register a vote
  • Spanish: cabina electoral — small compartment where a voter may register a vote
  • Spanish: casilla votacional — small compartment where a voter may register a vote
  • Spanish: caseta de votación — small compartment where a voter may register a vote
  • Swedish: valbås — small compartment where a voter may register a vote
  • Turkish: oy kabini — small compartment where a voter may register a vote
  • Volapük: vögodöp — small compartment where a voter may register a vote