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1. (n.) suffrage
the right to vote, esp. in a political election.
2. suffrage
a vote given in favor of a proposed measure, candidate, or the like.
3. suffrage
a prayer, esp. a short intercessory prayer or petition.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L suffrāgium voting tablet, vote = L suffrāg(ārī) to vote for, support +-ium -ium1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) right to vote, vote, suffrage
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"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) suffrage
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. (noun) suffrage
testimony; attestation; witness; approval
3. (noun) suffrage
a short petition, as those after the creed in matins and evensong
4. (noun) suffrage
a prayer in general, as one offered for the faithful departed
5. (noun) suffrage
aid; assistance
6. (noun) suffrage
the right to vote; franchise
7. (verb) suffrage
to vote for; to elect
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Sense: the right to vote.
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 Afrikaans: stemreg |
 Arabic: حَق الإقْتِراع |
 Bulgarian: право на вот |
 Brazilian: sufrágio |
 Czech: volební právo |
 German: das Wahlrecht |
 Danish: stemmeret |
 Greek: δικαίωμα ψήφου |
 Spanish: sufragio |
 Estonian: hääleõigus |
 Farsi: حق راي |
 Finnish: äänioikeus |
 French: droit de vote |
 Hebrew: זְכוּת הַצבָּעָה |
 Hindi: मताधिकार |
 Croatian: pravo glasa |
 Hungarian: választójog |
 Indonesian: hak pilih |
 Icelandic: kosningaréttur |
 Italian: suffragio |
 Japanese: 選挙権 |
 Korean: 선거권 |
 Lithuanian: rinkimų/balsavimo teisė |
 Latvian: balsstiesības; vēlēšanu t |
 Malay: hak mengundi |
 Dutch: stemrecht |
 Norwegian: stemmerett |
 Polish: prawo głosu/wyborcze |
 Persian: حق راي |
 Pashto: د رای حق |
 Portuguese: sufrágio |
 Romanian: drept de vot |
 Russian: право голоса |
 Slovak: volebné právo |
 Slovenian: volilna pravica |
 Serbian: pravo glasa |
 Swedish: rösträtt |
 Thai: สิทธิในการเลือกตั้ง |
 Turkish: oy verme hakkı |
 Taiwanese: 選舉權 |
 Ukrainian: право голосу, виборче пра |
 Urdu: ووٹ دینے کا حق |
 Vietnamese: quyền đi bầu |
 Chinese: 选举权 |
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