suffrage
playSimple Definition of suffrage
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: the right to vote in an election
Full Definition of suffrage
1 : a short intercessory prayer usually in a series
2 : a vote given in deciding a controverted question or electing a person for an office or trust
3 : the right of voting : franchise; also : the exercise of such right
Examples of suffrage
women who fought for suffrage
<even as the world entered the 21st century, some nations still did not permit women's suffrage>
Origin of suffrage
in sense 1, from Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin suffragium, from Latin, vote, political support, from suffragari to support with one's vote; in other senses, from Latin suffragium
First Known Use: 14th century
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