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suffrage
- Main Entry:
- suf·frage

- Pronunciation:
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\ˈsə-frij, sometimes -fə-rij\
- Function:
- noun
- Etymology:
- 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
- Date:
- 14th century
1: a short intercessory prayer usually in a series2: a vote given in deciding a controverted question or electing a person for an office or trust3: the right of voting : franchise; also : the exercise of such right
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