as in votes
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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Noun
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Eight execs polled before the season slotted Green Bay second behind Philadelphia in the conference (see their votes below).—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025 -
Four years ago, Biden enjoyed a lead of more than 100,000 votes in mail-in balloting, more than enough to overcome a narrow Trump lead in early voting and on Election Day itself.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Multiple candidates reported instances where caucus members who requested ballots did not receive them.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Sep. 2025
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North Rhine-Westphalia municipalities have had to reprint ballots and, in some cases, require postal voters to cast new ballots for elections on September 14.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Suffrages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suffrages. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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