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Suffrage logo #10101) Enfranchisement 2) Franchise 3) French word used in English 4) Right to vote 5) The vote 6) Vote
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Suffrage logo #10101) The vote
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Suffrage logo #21000 Suffrage, political franchise, or simply franchise –distinct from other rights to vote– is the right to vote gained through the democratic process. The right to run for office is sometimes called candidate eligibility, and the combination of both rights is sometimes called full suffrage. In many languages, the right to vote is called the activ...
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Suffrage logo #21002• (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 logo #21003in representative government, the right to vote in electing public officials and adopting or rejecting proposed legislation.[41 related articles]
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suffrage logo #209731. 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.' (Att...
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Suffrage logo #22059Prayer that the Church offers for the living or the dead, although in practice the term is used only in cases of liturgical prayers for the dead
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Suffrage logo #20972Suf'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 off...
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Suffrage logo #20972Suf'frage transitive verb To vote for; to elect. [ Obsolete] Milton.
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suffrage logo #21477The right to vote in political elections.
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Suffrage logo #21217Suffrage 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 logo #21199the right to vote, esp. in a political election. · a vote given in favor of a proposed measure, candidate, or the like. · a prayer, esp. a short intercessory prayer or petition.
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suffrage logo #23665[Societal terms] a legal right to vote
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suffrage logo #23665[Intelligent words] a legal right to vote
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