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
Proponents of Black suffrage rights fought hard to ensure that the 14th Amendment’s birthright citizenship and equal protection guarantees, enshrined in its first clause, were coupled with an apportionment penalty provision, its second clause.
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Made By History, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
Her father was an immigration lawyer in Vancouver, which was normal enough -- but her mother was a journalist and suffrage advocate, which was much less typical (Helen MacGill would later become the first woman appointed as a judge in British Columbia).
—Kiona N. Smith, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
His columns, written until his death in 1892, variously address suffrage, journalistic ethics, strikes and anarchism, and the inner workings of presidential nominating conventions.
—Christopher Carroll, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Buy Now 02 of 10 'Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won The Vote, and Insisted On Equality For All' by Martha S. Jones
The work of securing women’s suffrage didn’t end with the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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Made By History, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
Her father was an immigration lawyer in Vancouver, which was normal enough -- but her mother was a journalist and suffrage advocate, which was much less typical (Helen MacGill would later become the first woman appointed as a judge in British Columbia).
—Kiona N. Smith, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
His columns, written until his death in 1892, variously address suffrage, journalistic ethics, strikes and anarchism, and the inner workings of presidential nominating conventions.
—Christopher Carroll, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Buy Now 02 of 10 'Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won The Vote, and Insisted On Equality For All' by Martha S. Jones
The work of securing women’s suffrage didn’t end with the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suffrage
Noun
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The bill passed in the House by just one vote on May 22.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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Kansas Supreme Court justices stand for retention votes every six years.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
25 May 2025
Noun
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Three states, Colorado, Maine and Illinois, unsuccessfully attempted to remove Trump from the ballot based on his actions surrounding the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.—
Ariel Sheinberg,
Baltimore Sun,
26 May 2025
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In 2021, Minneapolis voters rejected a ballot measure — 56% to 44% — that would have replaced the MPD with a new public safety department.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
26 May 2025
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Sources tell Deadline that the Oscar nominee is set to join the cast of the next installment in the Meet the Parents franchise.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
30 May 2025
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This has been a wonderful period in the history of the franchise, similar to the late ‘90s when the team had Mike Modano, Joe Nieuwendyk, Ed Belfour, Derian Hatcher and a cast of characters that won a Stanley Cup.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 May 2025
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“Suffrage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suffrage. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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