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
That committee approved a set of different designs, which included images related to the abolition of slavery, the Civil Rights Movement and women's suffrage.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026
The first full biography of the first woman elected to Congress, Jeannette Rankin’s life spanned most of the 20th Century’s big events—the long campaign for women’s suffrage, three major wars, and the second wave feminist movement.
—Literary Hub, 20 Mar. 2026
Also notable, Finland initiated universal female and male suffrage in 1906.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
Perhaps both movements could have animated each other; perhaps the subsequent fight for women’s suffrage would have been less sporadic and slow.
—Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026
The first full biography of the first woman elected to Congress, Jeannette Rankin’s life spanned most of the 20th Century’s big events—the long campaign for women’s suffrage, three major wars, and the second wave feminist movement.
—Literary Hub, 20 Mar. 2026
Also notable, Finland initiated universal female and male suffrage in 1906.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
Perhaps both movements could have animated each other; perhaps the subsequent fight for women’s suffrage would have been less sporadic and slow.
—Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suffrage
Noun
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After all, plenty of the lawmakers who voted for the bill got into office winning votes from a majority of those who cast ballots on election day, not a majority of all voters in their districts.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 May 2026
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If so, the effort would still require more than 5,000 signatures from residents across the county to be put to a vote, the outlet reported.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
Noun
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Many Democrats, spooked by the prospect of their party being frozen out in June’s top-two primary, have been clinging to their ballots, intending to vote at the last moment for whichever Democrat appears likeliest to finish first.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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With ballots already in voters’ hands and a large share of the electorate still undecided, Thursday’s showdown offered one last, high‑stakes chance to draw contrasts.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
Noun
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The franchise has enjoyed unprecedented success upon its inception.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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The Seahawks dominated the Patriots in a 29-13 victory in February that secured the franchise’s second NFL title.—
Rob Maaddi,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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“Suffrage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suffrage. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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