"absentee ballot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: absentee ballots [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} absentee ballot (plural absentee ballots)
  1. (US) A vote made remotely, especially a postal vote, cast by a voter unable to be present in person. Tags: US Translations (postal vote): schriftelijke stem [masculine] (Dutch), stemper brief [masculine] (Dutch)

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