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PRONUNCIATION OF POLLING STATION

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POLLING STATION

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Polling station is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POLLING STATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

polling station

Polling place

A polling place or polling station is where voters cast their ballots in elections. Since elections generally take place over a one- or two-day span on a periodic basis, often annual or longer, polling places are usually located in facilities used for other purposes, such as schools, churches, sports halls, local government offices, or even private homes, and may each serve a similar number of people. The area may be known as a ward, precinct, polling district or constituency. The polling place is staffed by officials who monitor the voting procedures and assist voters with the election process. Scrutineers are independent or partisan observers who attend the poll to ensure the impartiality of the process. The facility will be open between specified hours depending on the type of election, and political activity by or on behalf of those standing in the ballot is usually prohibited within the venue and immediately surrounding area. Inside the polling place will be an area where the voter may select the candidate or party of their choice in secret.

Definition of polling station in the English dictionary

The definition of polling station in the dictionary is a building, such as a school, designated as the place to which voters go during an election to cast their votes.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POLLING STATION

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WORDS THAT END LIKE POLLING STATION

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Synonyms and antonyms of polling station in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «polling station» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POLLING STATION

Find out the translation of polling station to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of polling station from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «polling station» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

投票所
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

centro electoral
570 millions of speakers

English

polling station
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मतदान केंद्र
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

محطة الاقتراع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

избирательный участок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

centro eleitoral
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভোটদানের স্থান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bureau de vote
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tempat mengundi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wahllokal
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

投票所
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

투표소
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Polling station
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trạm bỏ phiếu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வாக்குப்பதிவு நிலையம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मतदान केंद्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

oy verme yeri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

seggio elettorale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lokal wyborczy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

виборчу дільницю
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

secție de votare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εκλογικό κέντρο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stempunt
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vallokal
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

valglokalet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of polling station

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POLLING STATION»

The term «polling station» is regularly used and occupies the 69.585 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POLLING STATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about polling station

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLLING STATION»

Discover the use of polling station in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to polling station and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Kenya Gazette
Portion of the Electoral Area Allotted to Polling Station No 3 — Office of the District Commissioner Kisu — The South Nyanza Administrative District, together with that part of the Masai Extra Provincial District lying to the west of the Mara River ...
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The Pollworker Training Handbook
has. specific. responsibilities. The Presiding Officer's main functions are as follows: • Set up the polling station • Ensure security of election materials • Supervise the other members of the polling station and resolve any issues or problems ...
Linda Trudel, 1997
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Establishing the Rules of the Game: Election Laws in Democracies
Table 6.1 Counting the votes Location of decisive count Number of persons to judge validity of ballot papers Party observers may be present during count Country Argentina Polling station One Yes Australia Electoral district One Yes Bahamas ...
Louis Massicotte, André Blais, Antoine Yoshinaka, 2004
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A Handbook for Panchayati Raj Administration (Tamil Nadu)
Explanation. In this section, the expression "polling officer" means the polling officer of a polling station or if there is a presiding officer at the polling station, such presiding officer. 67. Penalty for mis-conduct at the Polling Station — (1 ) Any ...
‎2007
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The 1997 Municipal Elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina: An ...
Observers recorded: "Very small polling station.1", "Packed queue blocked the door. Too many voters for one day it seems. Local police did queue control as too many people were pushing to get in". On the other hand, a few observers made ...
H. Schmeets, J. J. G. Schmeets, 1998
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Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons
There then remains the objection to the structural arrangements of the polling station, Broaheda were they or not a compliance with the requirements of the Act ? If I rightly understand the Petitioner's argument, it is altogether founded on the ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1874
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Kenya Gazette
... a m and 6pm Polling Station No t — City Pnmary School Nairobi Polling Station No 2 — Office of the Distnct Commissions Thika Polling Station No Foit Hall Polling Station No Nyen Polling Station No Embu Polling Station No Nanyuki Poftwn ...
8
New Panchayati Raj in Tamil Nadu: With Act in Original
Explanation - In this section, the expression "polling officer" means the polling officer of a polling station or if there is a presiding officer at the polling station, such presiding officer. 67. Penalty for mis-conduct at the polling station. - (1) Any  ...
Ganapathy Palanithurai, 2003
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Gazette of India
(17) At Polling Station Nos. 50, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 62, 67, 70, 71, 76, 77. 78, 80, 82, 86, there are a difference of several votes ranging from one to 11 in each and every of the Polling Station showing that the Presiding Officer have totally ...
‎1884
10
Intervention and Change in Cambodia: Towards Democracy?
the assistance of the Chairman of the Polling Station Commission, who shall direct one of its members to help them. Art. 98: A citizen who possesses a registration card but whose name is not on the list of voters shall not be allowed to cast a ...
Sorpong Peou, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLLING STATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term polling station is used in the context of the following news items.
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ZESN: Massive Irregularities In Mudzi West By-Election
All polling stations covered by ZESN observers had adequate polling personnel with an average of 6 per polling station. ZESN observer reports ... «ZimEye - Zimbabwe News, Jul 15»
2
Obama criticised for calling Ethiopia's government 'democratically …
Nega claimed his party found some of its votes thrown down a toilet, while at one polling station its victory by 800 votes to 40 was reversed to a ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Grits, NDP, Tories ready with Central Nova candidates
The Chronicle Herald was asked to leave the Conservative polling station Saturday evening during candidate speeches and voting, but was ... «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Jul 15»
4
Pro-presidential candidate secures parliament seat in Chernihiv …
... police on July 25 seized a package containing 130 silicon stamps similar to official polling station stamps. As the vote count wound down on ... «Kyiv Post, Jul 15»
5
IGP assigns duties for local government re-polls
He directed the participants to create a large-enough security zone outside each polling station. Irrelevant persons and vehicles would not be ... «The Express Tribune, Jul 15»
6
Guelph returning officer will be back for federal election despite …
... pretending to be from Elections Canada to try to trick non-Conservative voters into going to the wrong polling station on Election Day 2011. «Guelph Mercury, Jul 15»
7
A Simple win is not enough for Mahinda Rajapakse!
This will encourage others to emulate them and at least go to the polling station and do their confession in silent by voting for Mahinda ... «Lankaweb, Jul 15»
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Proposed voting reforms to include longer polling station hours …
The government also plans to allow voters to use any polling station within the municipality in which they live, overturning the present rule that ... «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
9
Vote count continues in PP-100 Gujranwala by-election
Several were injured in a clash at the sensitive Bharoki Virkaan polling station. Angry workers pelted stones at each other and damaged cars. «DunyaNews Pakistan, Jul 15»
10
Electronic poll books are coming to the county
LANCASTER – Next year, when you go into a polling station to vote in Fairfield County, poll workers may not be opening the great big reamed ... «Lancaster Eagle Gazette, Jul 15»

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