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
The original six, all Republicans, are memorialized with portraits in the first-floor Ladies' Gallery, which also displays artifacts and historical accounts of the suffrage movement.
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Alissa Widman Neese, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
Yet despite the successes of concurrent social reform movements like the abolition of slavery, women’s suffrage, and children’s rights, animal rights 1.0 now feels like a distant golden age.
—Crystal Heath, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024
Josephine Holley’s activism in housing and women’s suffrage drove meaningful community change.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
These forces helped spur democratic innovations that eventually spread: Western states led in the movements for women’s suffrage, the direct election of senators, and the use of the secret ballot.
— Made By History, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
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Alissa Widman Neese, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
Yet despite the successes of concurrent social reform movements like the abolition of slavery, women’s suffrage, and children’s rights, animal rights 1.0 now feels like a distant golden age.
—Crystal Heath, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024
Josephine Holley’s activism in housing and women’s suffrage drove meaningful community change.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
These forces helped spur democratic innovations that eventually spread: Western states led in the movements for women’s suffrage, the direct election of senators, and the use of the secret ballot.
— Made By History, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suffrage
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But after more than 40,000 additional mail-in ballots yet to be counted were tallied and announced Friday, Lee went ahead of Taylor by about 5 points, or nearly 5,000 votes.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
19 Apr. 2025
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Three weeks later, though, an August vote appears increasingly unlikely.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
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The legal landscape for drugs like MDMA and psilocybin (the active ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms) has opened up, thanks to a mix of legal ballot measures and Big Pharma investment.—
John Semley,
Rolling Stone,
19 Apr. 2025
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An Emerson College survey released Thursday shows 31% of Golden State voters who plan to cast a ballot in the June 2026 primary would support the former vice president over a wide-ranging field.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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Kansas officials insist their top priority is ensuring the franchises stay in the region, as Missouri lawmakers have so far been unable to devise a voter-friendly plan to pay for new stadiums.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
24 Apr. 2025
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The Chargers' pick of Justin Herbert and the Dolphins' pick of Tua Tagovailoa gave each franchise their current star quarterbacks, and both have made the playoffs.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Suffrage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suffrage. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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