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
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.
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Made By History, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
Women Against Women’s Suffrage Livia Gershon July 6, 2023
The fight for women’s suffrage is often depicted as pitting women against men.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 3 Mar. 2025
But the idea of vampire suffrage raises all sorts of questions for me.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
Stimson believed the parallel crusades for temperance and women’s suffrage would remove power from the saloons and restore it to the family home.
—Sasha Issenberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
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Made By History, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
Women Against Women’s Suffrage Livia Gershon July 6, 2023
The fight for women’s suffrage is often depicted as pitting women against men.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 3 Mar. 2025
But the idea of vampire suffrage raises all sorts of questions for me.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
Stimson believed the parallel crusades for temperance and women’s suffrage would remove power from the saloons and restore it to the family home.
—Sasha Issenberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suffrage
Noun
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But after more than 40,000 additional mail-in ballots yet to be counted were tallied and announced Friday, Lee went ahead of Taylor by about 5 points, or nearly 5,000 votes.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
19 Apr. 2025
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Once their team loses three head-to-head votes, though, neither can win.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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The legal landscape for drugs like MDMA and psilocybin (the active ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms) has opened up, thanks to a mix of legal ballot measures and Big Pharma investment.—
John Semley,
Rolling Stone,
19 Apr. 2025
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An Emerson College survey released Thursday shows 31% of Golden State voters who plan to cast a ballot in the June 2026 primary would support the former vice president over a wide-ranging field.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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The event welcomed 100 franchise holders, commissioners and other power players for an event from Sportico and Bruin Capital, sources told Variety.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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Few players have ever had the chance to impact as many peers as Dotel, the first major leaguer to appear for 13 different franchises (a record since eclipsed by Edwin Jackson, with 14).—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Suffrage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suffrage. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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