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suffrage

/ˈsʌfɹɪd͡ʒ/noun2 syllables

Suffrage means: a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment.

Synonyms for suffrage3

noun, as in a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment

right to vote, vote

also used for suffrage

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What does suffrage mean?1

noun

1

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”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Suffrage in a sentence

  • The women led the movement to obtain female suffrage.unknown
  • Universal suffrage was a major achievement.mailohilohi
  • Israel is a multi-party parliamentary republic and a liberal democracy that adopts universal suffrage.Igider

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Forms of suffrage

as a noun

plural
suffrages