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1 a ballot-box stuffer
амер.; полит.человек, опускающий в избирательную урну поддельные бюллетени -
2 stuff the ballot-box
амер.; полит.Tillman raged openly on the floor of congress: ‘Yes, we have stuffed ballot-boxes, and will stuff them again...’ (W. Du Bois, ‘The Ordeal of Mansart’, ch. XIII) — Тиллман неистовствовал, бесстыдно заявляя депутатам конгресса: "Да, мы подделывали бюллетени и будем их вновь подделывать!.."
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3 stuffer
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