Synonyms of suffrage

suffrage

noun

ˈsə-frij 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vote
• ballot
• franchise
• enfranchisement
• voice
• say
• say-so

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disenfranchisement

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of suffrage

The Levellers demanded universal male suffrage almost 300 years before modern Britain enacted it. — Teresa M. Bejan, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026

The male-female suffrage distinction was easy, but in California, who, exactly, was a white male? — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

Then again, some of the timely real-world references (like the suffrage movement and the fight for workers’ rights) that made the last two films feel so vital are missed here. — Tomris Laffly, Variety, 30 June 2026

Although women’s suffrage became the law of the land in 1920, the Equal Rights Amendment was never ratified. — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026

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