Definitions for suffrage
ˈsʌf rɪdʒsuf·frage

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. right to vote, vote, suffragenoun

   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"

GCIDERate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Suffragenoun

   The right to vote; franchise.

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. suffragenoun

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

2. suffragenoun

   A vote in deciding a particular question.

3. suffragenoun

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

   universal suffrage, women's suffrage, negro suffrage

4. suffragenoun

   The right of women to vote.

5. suffragenoun

   A kind of prayer.

6. suffragenoun

   A short petition, as those after the creed in matins and evensong.

7. suffragenoun

   A prayer in general, as one offered for the faithful departed.

8. suffragenoun

   Aid, intercession.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Suffragenoun

   Vote; voice given in a controverted point.

   Etymology: suffrage, Fr. suffragium, Latin.

   Noble confederates, thus far is perfect,
   Only your suffrages I will expect
   At the assembly for the chusing of consuls. Ben Jonson.

   They would not abet by their suffrages or presence the designs of those innovations. Charles I .

   The fairest of our island dare not commit their cause against you to the suffrage of those who most partially adore them. Addison.

   Fabius might joy in Scipio, when he saw
   A beardless consul made against the law;
   And join his suffrage to the votes of Rome. Dryden.

   This very variety of sea and land, hill and dale, is extremely agreeable, the ancients and moderns giving their suffrages unanimously herein. John Woodward, Natural History.

   Lactantius and St. Austin confirm by their suffrage the observation made by the heathen writers. Francis Atterbury.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Suffrage

   Suffrage, political franchise, or simply franchise is the right to vote in public, political elections (although the term is sometimes used for any right to vote). In some languages, and occasionally in English, the right to vote is called active suffrage, as distinct from passive suffrage, which is the right to stand for election. The combination of active and passive suffrage is sometimes called full suffrage.Suffrage is often conceived in terms of elections for representatives. However, suffrage applies equally to referendums. In most democracies, eligible voters can vote in elections of representatives. Voting on issues by referendum may also be available. For example, in Switzerland this is permitted at all levels of government. In the United States, some states such as California, Washington, and Wisconsin have exercised their shared sovereignty to offer citizens the opportunity to write, propose, and vote on referendums; other states and the federal government have not. Referendums in the United Kingdom are rare. Suffrage is granted to qualifying citizens once they have reached the voting age. What constitutes a qualifying citizen depends on the government's decision. Resident non-citizens can vote in some countries, which may be restricted to citizens of closely linked countries (e.g., Commonwealth citizens and European Union citizens) or to certain offices or questions.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. suffrage

   Suffrage refers to the right or privilege of voting in public or political elections. In a broader context, it often implies the right to participate in the democratic process, which may include the right to run for office or to contribute to the shaping of laws and policies.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Suffragenoun

   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. Suffragenoun

   testimony; attestation; witness; approval

3. Suffragenoun

   a short petition, as those after the creed in matins and evensong

4. Suffragenoun

   a prayer in general, as one offered for the faithful departed

5. Suffragenoun

   aid; assistance

6. Suffragenoun

   the right to vote; franchise

7. Suffrageverb

   to vote for; to elect

8. Etymology: [F., fr. L. suffragium; perhaps originally, a broken piece, a potsherd, used in voting, and fr. sub under + the root of frangere to break. See Break.]

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Suffrage

   Suffrage, political franchise, or simply franchise, distinct from other rights to vote, is the right to vote gained through the democratic process. In English, suffrage and its synonyms are sometimes also used to mean the right to run for office, but there are no established qualifying terms to distinguish between these different meanings of the term. The right to run for office is sometimes called eligibility, and the combination of both rights is sometimes called full suffrage. In many other languages, the right to vote is called the active right to vote and the right to be voted for is called the passive right to vote. In English, these are sometimes called active suffrage and passive suffrage. Suffrage is often conceived in terms of elections for representatives; however, suffrage applies equally to initiatives and referenda. Suffrage describes not only the legal right to vote, but also the practical question of whether a question will be put to a vote. The utility of suffrage is reduced when important questions are decided unilaterally by elected or non-elected representatives. In most democracies, eligible voters can vote in elections of representatives. Voting on issues by initiative may be available in some jurisdictions but not others. For example, Switzerland permits initiatives at all levels of government whereas the United States does not offer initiatives at the federal level or in many states.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Suffrage

   suf′rāj, n. a vote: a vote in approbation of any proposal, hence approval, assent: testimony, witness: any short intercessory prayer.—n. Suff′ragist, one who votes: one holding particular opinions about the right of voting. [L. suffragium, saffragāri, to vote for.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. suffrage

   The official right for men and women to vote enacted into the legislation of every country and form of unity assembly, unity council, unity legislature, unity senate, unity house of representatives, unity parliament, unity government, local unity government, regional unity government, national unity government, european unity government and international unity government on planet earth.

   Every country of the world has the official right to vote as a facet of their legislation.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on June 4, 2020  

How to pronounce suffrage?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of suffrage in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of suffrage in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of suffrage in a Sentence

1. Zhang Dejiang:

   Having universal suffrage to elect the chief executive is a major issue for the political development of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

2. Avery Ng:

   Hong Kong is facing a structural problem, unless we have true universal suffrage, and can use our surpluses to have genuine reform in terms of the social welfare system as well as the education system...a one-time sweetener won't help alleviate the anger of Hong Kong people.

3. Kenneth Chan:

   In the past 10 years or so, the lack of progress towards universal suffrage has improved participation over the last three district council elections.

4. George Bernard Shaw:

   If the lesser mind could measure the greater as a footrule can measure a pyramid, there would be finality in universal suffrage. As it is, the political problem remains unsolved.

5. Amber Heard:

   History tends to favor those on the right side of it, whether it’s civil rights in 1962 or suffrage in 1914 or gay rights in 2007. All of these debates seemed specific at the time, but if you pull back to the macro, there’s a trend: fairness. Justice is not as nuanced or delicate as it’s made out to be. And as the texture of our culture changes, [equality] will manifest differently in other debates.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=suffrage
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=suffrage
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Suffrage
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=suffrage
5. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffrage
6. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
7. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suffrage
8. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=suffrage
9. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=suffrage