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
Wendell Phillips, a onetime abolitionist ally, became a staunch opponent of Stanton’s women’s-suffrage push.
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Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
Items describing Civil Rights in Florida, the 19th Amendment guaranteeing women’s suffrage, and the War of 1812 were also flagged.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 11 Mar. 2026
Marcus points out that the leaders of the women’s suffrage movement didn’t always see eye to eye.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
From the suffrage movement and the civil rights era to today’s debates over voting access, expanding democracy has required women to confront entrenched power.
—Celina Stewart, Time, 8 Mar. 2026
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Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
Items describing Civil Rights in Florida, the 19th Amendment guaranteeing women’s suffrage, and the War of 1812 were also flagged.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 11 Mar. 2026
Marcus points out that the leaders of the women’s suffrage movement didn’t always see eye to eye.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
From the suffrage movement and the civil rights era to today’s debates over voting access, expanding democracy has required women to confront entrenched power.
—Celina Stewart, Time, 8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suffrage
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In California's election system, the top two vote-getters in the June primary will face off in the November general election.—
Tom Wait,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Ensemble-heavy dramas face vote-splitting risks, and medical dramas — even when critically acclaimed — have a mixed Emmy history.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
6 Apr. 2026
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Everyone is talking about the potential property tax cuts that may soon be on Florida voters’ ballots.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Few would dissent that Shakira is the most famous person on this year’s ballot, and immense, global popularity has to count for something (400,000 people went to her free concert in Mexico City earlier this year — not a typo).—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
2 Apr. 2026
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In their place are international investment groups and private equity firms that treat franchises as part of a broader asset portfolio.—
Michael Delayo,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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Only the handful of relegation-proof Premier League clubs have anything approximating US sport franchise valuations, because everyone else’s value could evaporate as a result of a bad season or two.—
Andrés Martinez,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Suffrage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suffrage. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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