Look up: suffrage

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   Suffrage
   Suffrage is the right to express an opinion by voting on political questions, applied in particular to the right to vote at parliamentary elections.
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   Suffrage
   Suf'frage noun [ French, from Latin suffragium ; perhaps originally, a broken piece, a potsherd, used in voting, and from sub under + the root of frangere to break. See Break .] 1. 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. « I ask your voices and your ...
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   Suffrage
   Suf'frage transitive verb To vote for; to elect. [ Obsolete] Milton.
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   suffrage
   1. 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. 'I ask your voices and your suffrages.' (Shak) ... 2. Testimony; attestation; witness; approval. 'Lactantius and St. Austin confirm by their suffrage the observation made by heathen writers.' (Atte ...
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   Suffrage
   `Suffrage` (from the Latin `suffragium`, meaning `vote`) is the civil right to vote, or the exercise of that right. In that context, it is also called `political franchise` or simply `the franchise`. In most democracies citizens or subjects above the voting age can normally vote in its elections. Resident aliens can vote in some countries and in others exceptions are made for citizens of countries with which they have close links (e.g. some membe...
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   Suffrage
   • (n.) A short petition, as those after the creed in matins and evensong. • (v. t.) To vote for; to elect. • (n.) A prayer in general, as one offered for the faithful departed. • (n.) Testimony; attestation; witness; approval. • (n.) Aid; assistance. • (n.) A vote given in deciding a controverted question, or in the ch...
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   suffrage
   in representative government, the right to vote in electing public officials and adopting or rejecting proposed legislation.[41 related articles]
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   suffrage
   suffrage: see ballot; election; franchise; voting; woman suffrage.
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