as in vote
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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Recent Examples of suffrage
The original six, all Republicans, are memorialized with portraits in the first-floor Ladies' Gallery, which also displays artifacts and historical accounts of the suffrage movement.
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Alissa Widman Neese, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
Yet despite the successes of concurrent social reform movements like the abolition of slavery, women’s suffrage, and children’s rights, animal rights 1.0 now feels like a distant golden age.
—Crystal Heath, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024
Josephine Holley’s activism in housing and women’s suffrage drove meaningful community change.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
These forces helped spur democratic innovations that eventually spread: Western states led in the movements for women’s suffrage, the direct election of senators, and the use of the secret ballot.
— Made By History, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
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Alissa Widman Neese, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
Yet despite the successes of concurrent social reform movements like the abolition of slavery, women’s suffrage, and children’s rights, animal rights 1.0 now feels like a distant golden age.
—Crystal Heath, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024
Josephine Holley’s activism in housing and women’s suffrage drove meaningful community change.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
These forces helped spur democratic innovations that eventually spread: Western states led in the movements for women’s suffrage, the direct election of senators, and the use of the secret ballot.
— Made By History, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suffrage
Noun
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One vote is expected the first day, then two each morning and two each afternoon until a candidate claims the two-thirds majority.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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These include whether the minerals deal will have to be ratified by Ukraine’s legislature, whether amendments would be considered in such a vote and whether investors would be willing to commit to future projects.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
1 May 2025
Noun
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The state uses mail ballots as the default voting method and is often home to some of the last tight congressional races to be called.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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There are, however, some officials who as needed can act as emissaries, even if the cardinals themselves cannot leave until a successful ballot is cast, meaning one cardinal receives two-thirds of the votes and is elected pope.—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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Kansas officials insist their top priority is ensuring the franchises stay in the region, as Missouri lawmakers have so far been unable to devise a voter-friendly plan to pay for new stadiums.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
24 Apr. 2025
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The Chargers' pick of Justin Herbert and the Dolphins' pick of Tua Tagovailoa gave each franchise their current star quarterbacks, and both have made the playoffs.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Suffrage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suffrage. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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