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polling station

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a building, such as a school, designated as the place to which voters go during an election to cast their votes

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polling station

A place where people go to vote during an election.

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Noun

polling station - a place where voters go to cast their votes in an election

polling place

polling booth - a temporary booth in a polling place which people enter to cast their votes

place, spot, topographic point - a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot on a planet"

Translations

Wahllokal

κάλπη

sezione elettorale

polling station

n (Brit) → seggio or sezione f elettorale

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