as in vote
the right to formally express one's position or will in an election
even as the world entered the 21st century, some nations still did not permit women's suffrage
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Recent Examples of suffrage
Following the faith’s core beliefs in nonviolence and justice, Quakers have demonstrated for the abolition of slavery, in favor of the suffrage movement, against both World Wars, and the U.S. roles in the wars in Vietnam and Afghanistan, said Ross Brubeck, 38, one of the Quaker march organizers.
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Luis Andres Henao, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
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Set in 19th-century England, the story follows the daughter of a poor vicar whose scholarship to the University of Oxford hinges on her support for the women’s suffrage movement.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 1 May 2025
San Jose historian April Halberstadt, who has been a member of the club since 1995, says women’s clubs proliferated in the era, when two of the big topics of discussion were women’s suffrage and Prohibition.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 17 May 2025
In the Bay Area, voters in Albany will vote Tuesday on a measure to grant suffrage to 16- and 17-year-olds.
—Meg Tanaka, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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Luis Andres Henao, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
Bringing Down the Duke Bringing Down the Duke (A League of Extraordinary Women)
$18 $10
Amazon
Set in 19th-century England, the story follows the daughter of a poor vicar whose scholarship to the University of Oxford hinges on her support for the women’s suffrage movement.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 1 May 2025
San Jose historian April Halberstadt, who has been a member of the club since 1995, says women’s clubs proliferated in the era, when two of the big topics of discussion were women’s suffrage and Prohibition.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 17 May 2025
In the Bay Area, voters in Albany will vote Tuesday on a measure to grant suffrage to 16- and 17-year-olds.
—Meg Tanaka, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suffrage
Noun
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The tax and domestic policy bill nearing a vote by Senate Republicans includes hundreds of provisions, including extended and expanded tax cuts and significant cuts to Medicaid, food benefits and other programs.—
Alicia Parlapiano,
New York Times,
30 June 2025
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The issue, though, is that the liberals do not have enough votes to override Lamont’s vetoes.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
30 June 2025
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If the issue gets on the 2026 ballot, the $30 wage would be blocked until then (the current large hotel — 60 rooms or over — minimum hourly is $22.50).—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
27 June 2025
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That could include, though not necessarily, putting a countywide sales tax on a future ballot similar to the one that failed in Jackson County last year.—
Alecia Taylor,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2025
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Clark is the clear franchise face and heart and soul of Indiana.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 July 2025
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Producers include longtime franchise stewards Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley, with Spielberg and Denis Stewart exec producing.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
5 July 2025
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“Suffrage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suffrage. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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