stuff the ballot box: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- To fraudulently add, alter, or submit votes to an election tally in order to influence the outcome; to manipulate electoral results by illegal means.
Examples
BetaThe opposition accused the ruling party of trying to stuff the ballot box to secure the election.
La oposición acusó al partido gobernante de intentar manipular las urnas para asegurar la elección.
If they had stuffed the ballot box, the results would have been invalidated by the election commission.
Si hubieran manipulado las urnas, los resultados habrían sido invalidados por la comisión electoral.
Rumors circulated that certain officials were caught stuffing the ballot box during the local elections.
Circularon rumores de que ciertos funcionarios fueron atrapados manipulando las urnas durante las elecciones locales.
Examples:
- EN: They're gonna stuff the ballot box.ES: Arreglarán las urnas.
- EN: And... I'd like to stuff the ballot box.ES: Y... me gustaría llenar la caja de los votos.
- EN: So here's the game plan-- Mel and Dutch, you're gonna stuff the ballot box with votes for our beloved O'Bannon.ES: Acá está el plan de juego: Mel y Dutch ustedes llenarán las urnas con votos por nuestro querido O'Bannon.
- EN: Oh, well, did you stuff the ballot box yourself, or did you have your friends do it for you?ES: Bien, ¿has rellenado las urnas electorales tú misma, o tus amigas lo han hecho por ti?
- EN: We're going to stuff the ballot box!ES: Ya sabes, vote pronto, vote a menudo.
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