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stuffed the ballot box

stuffed the ballot box is the simple past and past participle of stuff the ballot box.

Meaning of stuff the ballot box

Verb

stuff the ballot box (third-person singular simple present stuffs the ballot box, present participle stuffing the ballot box, simple past and past participle stuffed the ballot box)

  1. (idiomatic) To commit fraud in an election by depositing extra or otherwise illegitimate ballots into the container holding the ballots of voters, in an attempt to secure victory for a particular candidate or outcome.
    • Two fruitless ballots were taken, when the chairman of the board of tellers, stepping to the platform, said: "I find that attempts have been made to stuff the ballot-box."1888 May 24, “Electing the Bishops”, in Baltimore American, retrieved 05 Apr 2013, page 4

Questions about stuffed the ballot box

What is stuffed the ballot box the simple past and past participle of?
Stuffed the ballot box is the simple past and past participle of stuff the ballot box.

Words near stuffed the ballot box in the dictionary

  1. stuffed like a turkey
  2. stuffed one's face
  3. stuffed out
  4. stuffed shirt
  5. stuffed shirts
  6. stuffed the ballot box
  7. stuffed to the gills
  8. stuffed toy
  9. stuffed toys
  10. stuffed up
  11. stuffed-shirt

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