ballot box

• Recipiente físico usado para depositar os votos em uma eleição. Em sentido figurado, refere-se ao próprio processo democrático de votação ou ao ato de votar.

A physical container used to collect votes in an election, or figuratively, the democratic voting process itself.

1. Physical container for votesB1formal

   A sealed box into which voters place their completed ballots during an election.

   Urna eletrônica

   • The ballot box was sealed and transported to the counting center.
   • Each polling station has a secure ballot box.
   • Voters dropped their papers into the ballot box one by one.

2. The electoral processB2formal

   Used metaphorically to refer to the democratic voting system or the act of voting itself.

   Urna eletrônica

   • The people expressed their will through the ballot box.
   • The ballot box is the foundation of a democratic society.
   • They decided to take their grievances to the ballot box.