Synonyms for suffrage
ˈsʌf rɪdʒsuf·frage

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1. suffragenoun

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

   universal suffrage, women's suffrage, negro suffrage

   Synonyms:
   franchise

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1. suffrage

   Synonyms:
   vote, voice, support

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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"

   Synonyms:
   voting, balloting, right to vote, vote, ballot, voter turnout

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1. suffragenoun

   Synonyms:
   vote, voice, ballot

2. suffragenoun

   Synonyms:
   prayer (as uttered by a congregation in response to a minister)

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1. suffragenoun

   Synonyms:
   vote, assent, ballot, testimony, attestation, prayer, petition

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1. List of paraphrases for "suffrage":

   franchise, vote, val, voting, ballot

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1. 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.

2. Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao:

   Having an election in 2017 for the chief executive using universal suffrage is the genuine hope of the central government, and also the common wish of the majority of Hong Kong's people.

3. Max Lerner:

   Having a thirteen-year-old in the family is like having a general-admission ticket to the movies, radio and TV. You get to understand that the glittering new arts of our civilization are directed to the teen-agers, and by their suffrage they stand or fall.

4. Ulysses S. Grant:

   The question of suffrage is one which is likely to agitate the public so long as a portion of the citizens of the nation are excluded from its privileges in any State.

5. 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.