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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Board members Stephanie Love, Tamarques Porter, Sable Otey, Keith Williams, and Joyce Dorse-Coleman changed their votes to get the contract through.—
Bri Hatch,
Chalkbeat,
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At that particular Round Table, the comedian Ron Funches, a Faithful, ended up receiving the most votes, leaving the battle between Rinna and Underwood to continue.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
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The case looks at whether state laws allowing the counting of mail ballots postmarked by Election Day but received afterward violate federal law.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Jan. 2026
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Voters can go to any vote center in the county to cast their ballots.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Suffrages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suffrages. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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