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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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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Preckwinkle will make her budget proposal on Oct. 9, with a final vote scheduled for Nov. 20.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2025
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Any conflicts in the draft legislation will have to be sorted out with the House as the GOP looks to fast-track the bill for a vote by President Donald Trump’s imminent Fourth of July target.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Voters can return their ballot by mail or drop it off at one of 29 drop boxes located throughout the district.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 June 2025
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On their ballot, voters can rank up to five candidates in any order.—
Oren Oppenheim,
ABC News,
17 June 2025
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The Jaguars traded up three spots to select the former Colorado standout in the draft and are counting on him to help change the fate of the floundering franchise.—
Mark Long,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 June 2025
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The league has seven European teams, three Western Hemisphere squads and franchises in New Zealand and Australia.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
23 June 2025
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“Suffrage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suffrage. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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