suffrage

CEFRC1

/ˈsʌfɹɪd͡ʒ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The right to vote in political elections.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A vote in deciding a particular question.

Examples

  • The women led the movement to obtain female suffrage.

  • Universal suffrage was a major achievement.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The right or chance to vote, express an opinion, or participate in a decision, especially in a democratic election.

  2. The right of women to vote.

  3. A prayer, for example a prayer offered for the faithful dead.

More examples

In context

  • universal suffrage, women's suffrage, negro suffrage

  • 1564, Pope Pius IV (unknown translator), Creed of Pope Pius IV I firmly believe that there is a purgatory, and that the souls therein detained are helped by the suffrages of the faithful.

  • The issues to be presented to the people of the state were black suffrage and woman suffrage. The Equal Rights Association committed all its limited resources to the Kansas campaign.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English suffrage (“prayers or pleas on behalf of another”), from Middle French suffrage (from Old French suffrage) and its etymon Classical Latin suffrāgium (“support, vote, right of voting”). The sense of "vote" or "right to vote" was directly derived from Classical Latin.