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vote-by-mail

vote-by-mail noun: a system for conducting elections in which voters receive and return ballots via the mail.

Noun

vote-by-mail (uncountable)

  1. (attributive, sometimes) A system for conducting elections in which voters receive and return ballots via the mail
    • In Oregon, elections are conducted using vote-by-mail.
    • You must send your vote-by-mail ballot by Friday for it to arrive in the election office in time to be counted.
    Synonyms:
    VBM, mail-in voting, postal voting

Synonyms of vote-by-mail

  • VBM
  • mail-in voting
  • postal voting

Questions about vote-by-mail

What does vote-by-mail mean?
Vote-by-mail means a system for conducting elections in which voters receive and return ballots via the mail.
What part of speech is vote-by-mail?
Vote-by-mail is a noun.

Words near vote-by-mail in the dictionary

  1. vote up
  2. vote with one's feet
  3. vote with one's wallet
  4. vote-a-rama
  5. vote-a-ramas
  6. vote-by-mail
  7. vote-catching
  8. vote-getter
  9. vote-getters
  10. vote-o-rama
  11. vote-shame

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