suffrages

noun

plural of suffrage
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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  1. votes
  2. ballots
Noun
  • The resolution also includes a clause requiring a supermajority of five votes if the county is to participate in future TADs.
    — Shaddi Abusaid, AJC.com, 16 July 2026
  • Now a party that will rely on women’s votes in the midterms is trying to figure out its boundaries in how male candidates talk about, and to, women, after conservative backlash to tightening norms for workplace behavior.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of votes
Noun
  • Last month’s board election was tainted by forged ballots, including one with a voter’s name misspelled.
    — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • The Democrat is battling Bianco in a separate case now before the California Supreme Court over the sheriff’s move to seize ballots earlier this year.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of ballots
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