Definition of Suffrage

1. Noun. A legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment. "American women got the vote in 1920"

Exact synonyms: Right To Vote, Vote
Specialized synonyms: Universal Suffrage
Generic synonyms: Enfranchisement, Franchise
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Derivative terms: Suffragette, Suffragist, Vote

Definition of Suffrage

1. n. A vote given in deciding a controverted question, or in the choice of a man for an office or trust; the formal expression of an opinion; assent; vote.

2. v. t. To vote for; to elect.

Definition of Suffrage

1. Noun. The right or chance to vote, express an opinion, or participate in a decision. ¹

2. Noun. A vote in deciding a particular question. ¹

3. Noun. The right to vote for elected officials in a representative democracy. ¹

4. Noun. (American English) The right of women to vote. ¹

5. Noun. A kind of prayer. ¹

6. Noun. (countable Christianity) A short petition, as those after the creed in matins and evensong. ¹

7. Noun. (countable Christianity) A prayer in general, as one offered for the faithful departed. ¹

8. Noun. (uncountable Christianity) Aid, intercession. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Suffrage

1. the right to vote [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Suffrage

suffocating
suffocatingly
suffocation
suffocations
suffocative
suffonsified
suffonsify
suffosion
suffossion
suffossions
suffragan
suffragan bishop
suffragans
suffraganship
suffraganships
suffrage (current term)
suffrages
suffragette
suffragettes
suffraginous
suffragist
suffragists
suffrance
suffrutescent
suffrutex
suffruticose
suffumigate
suffumigated
suffumigates
suffumigating

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