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/ˈsʌfɹɪd͡ʒ/ · noun
(uncountable) The right or chance to vote, express an opinion, or participate in a decision, especially in a democratic election..
universal suffrage, women's suffrage, negro suffrage
The issues to be presented to the people of the state were black suffrage and woman suffrage. The Equal Rights Association committed all its limited resources to the Kansas campaign.
But the President himself says that " upon him has been devolved, by the constitution, and the suffrages of the American people, the duty of superintending the operation of the executive departments of the Government,
Hence, by rendering the suffrages secret in the Roman republic, all was lost; it was no longer possible to direct a populace that sought its own destruction
1564, Pope Pius IV (unknown translator), Creed of Pope Pius IV I firmly believe that there is a purgatory, and that the souls therein detained are helped by the suffrages of the faithful.
As these holy prayers and suffrages following are set forth of most godly zeal for edifying and stirring of devotion of all true faithful Christian hearts […]
In explaining and defending suffrages for the dead, Catholic argument repeatedly involved the assumption of the importance of time.
Lastly, in this suffrage, we intercede for prisoners and captives; we "remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them."
Use suffrage when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Suffrage means (uncountable) The right or chance to vote, express an opinion, or participate in a decision, especially in a democratic election..
Common synonyms include franchise, vote, right to vote.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
universal suffrage, women's suffrage, negro suffrage
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