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
Originally a 1911 poem by James Oppenheim inspired by the women’s suffrage and labor movements in the United States, the words got a second life when singer-songwriter Mimi Fariña recorded her version of the poem in 1974.
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Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 1 Jan. 2026
The group settled on five options, including quarters honoring abolitionist Frederick Douglass; Ruby Bridges, a 6-year-old girl who helped integrate public schools in New Orleans; and the women's suffrage movement.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Dec. 2025
The exhibit also showcases Colorado's own trailblazing role in the women's suffrage movement.
—Kennedy Cook, CBS News, 24 Nov. 2025
From the Revolution to the suffrage movement to the campaign for an Equal Rights Amendment and beyond, advocates have worked to wedge women’s lives into the laws of the land.
—Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
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Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 1 Jan. 2026
The group settled on five options, including quarters honoring abolitionist Frederick Douglass; Ruby Bridges, a 6-year-old girl who helped integrate public schools in New Orleans; and the women's suffrage movement.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Dec. 2025
The exhibit also showcases Colorado's own trailblazing role in the women's suffrage movement.
—Kennedy Cook, CBS News, 24 Nov. 2025
From the Revolution to the suffrage movement to the campaign for an Equal Rights Amendment and beyond, advocates have worked to wedge women’s lives into the laws of the land.
—Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suffrage
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Osborne’s hope of turning London into a European clearinghouse for the yuan was dented by Britain’s vote in 2016 to leave the European Union.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Mark Kuisle, a former athletic director of Rochester Century High School as well as a former president of MSHSL, previously said the League had been discussing the issue for multiple years leading up to that 2014 vote.—
Jordan Shearer,
Twin Cities,
27 Jan. 2026
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According to the Academy's website, votes are cast through secret online ballots, with the results revealed during a live nomination announcement ahead of the annual ceremony.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
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Under the state constitution, local taxes must go on the ballot for voter approval.—
Susan Shelley,
Daily News,
22 Jan. 2026
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The Patriots, which sit among the NFL’s top 5 most valuable franchises per Forbes, are searching for their first Super Bowl appearance since 2019 when quarterback Tom Brady led the organization to its sixth championship in two decades — New England beat the Los Angeles Rams 13-3.—
Mark J. Burns,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The New York Knicks broke a four-game losing streak without breaking a sweat, crushing the Brooklyn Nets 120-66 on Wednesday night in the most lopsided victory in franchise history.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Suffrage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suffrage. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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