suffrage
/ˈsʌfrɪdʒ/
noun
- The right to vote in political elections.
- The organization works to protect voting rights and expand suffrage around the world.
- Women in the United States won the right to suffrage in 1920.
- Many people fought for universal suffrage so that all citizens could vote.
- A vote given in favor of a proposal or candidate.
- Each member's suffrage was counted carefully during the election.
- The senator cast her suffrage for the new education bill.
- His suffrage helped decide the outcome of the committee vote.
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