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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Under California’s unique primary system, the two candidates who receive the most votes in the primary will move on to the November general election, regardless of party affiliation.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026 -
And why would a political pro waste time and money soliciting votes from noncitizens when there are millions of legal voters available to persuade?—
George Skelton,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Voters will receive mail ballots next month in advance of the June 2 election.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The feds would refuse to send ballots to people deemed ineligible to cast them.—
George Skelton,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Suffrages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suffrages. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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