How to Pronounce "stuff the ballot box"
expression
ˈstəf/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈbæɫət/ /ˈbɑks
STUFF thuh BAL-uht BAHKS
stˈʌf/ /ðə, ði/ /bˈælət/ /bˈɒks
STUFF thuh BAL-uht BOKS
Definition
To cheat in an election by secretly putting fake votes into a ballot box to change the result.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈstəf/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈbæɫət/ /ˈbɑks
British English
stˈʌf/ /ðə, ði/ /bˈælət/ /bˈɒks
Simplified Pronunciation
US
STUFF thuh BAL-uht BAHKS
UK
STUFF thuh BAL-uht BOKS
Listen in Context
It is illegal to stuff the ballot box in every country.
The candidate tried to stuff the ballot box during the local election.
They discovered someone had stuffed the ballot box at the school vote.
Rumors spread that the mayor’s team tried to stuff the ballot box, but nothing was proven.