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
Finally, a third report authored by John Commons and wealthy suffrage activist Florence Harriman argued—correctly—that Manly’s group wanted unions to be engaged in mass politics rather than just workplace negotiations.
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Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
Some events the quilters chose to highlight are the Boston Tea Party, Emancipation Proclamation, Wounded Knee, women’s suffrage, Chinese railroad workers, desegregation, the Flint Strike and student protests.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
Another installation will tell the story of women's history through shoes, from the suffrage movement of the early 1900s to the heyday of Hollywood.
—Jane Levere, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2026
Women's suffrage movement At first, the suffrage movement focused on getting individual states to pass the women's vote.
—Courtney Cole, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
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Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
Some events the quilters chose to highlight are the Boston Tea Party, Emancipation Proclamation, Wounded Knee, women’s suffrage, Chinese railroad workers, desegregation, the Flint Strike and student protests.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
Another installation will tell the story of women's history through shoes, from the suffrage movement of the early 1900s to the heyday of Hollywood.
—Jane Levere, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2026
Women's suffrage movement At first, the suffrage movement focused on getting individual states to pass the women's vote.
—Courtney Cole, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suffrage
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California uses a top-two primary system, in which all candidates appear on the same ballot and the two highest vote-getters advance to the general election regardless of party.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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Why are vote counts slow in California?—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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With approximately 56% of votes counted, analysts say Steyer would need to outperform Becerra by roughly 12 points in remaining ballots to advance to November.—
Ruyuan Li. Story produced with AI assistance,
Sacbee.com,
5 June 2026
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Leading up to Election Day, the Democratic share of those later ballots, which often determine the outcome in California, was steadily increasing as liberal-leaning voters began to make their choice.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
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Rumble is a national gym franchise, according to its website.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2026
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On the surface, the premise of the television franchise—escaping to a villa in Fiji for a couple of weeks to mingle with hot singles, plus a cash prize of $100,000 and social media stardom—may sound like a dream.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
4 June 2026
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“Suffrage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suffrage. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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