suffrages

Definition of suffragesnext
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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Noun
  • Prosecutors allege Price failed to disclose payments received by a company owned by his wife from developers and public agencies with matters pending before the City Council, and failed to recuse himself from votes involving those projects.
    Teresa Liu, Daily News, 9 May 2026
  • In Hungary’s intensely gerrymandered system—originally designed to ensconce Orbán’s power, eventually a factor in his undoing—the plurality of votes that went to Magyar’s party will give it more than two-thirds of the seats in parliament.
    Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • Might that disenfranchise voters who already cast their ballots?
    Dana Taylor, USA Today, 8 May 2026
  • Now, Democrats can make the case to voters that Republicans are trying to nullify their ballots.
    Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 8 May 2026
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“Suffrages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suffrages. Accessed 16 May. 2026.

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