Definitions for suffrage
- the right to vote, especially in a political election.
- a vote given in favor of a proposed measure,candidate, or the like.
- Ecclesiastical. a prayer, especially a short intercessory prayer or petition.
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Citations for suffrage
… perhaps the most powerful of the causes which tend to mitigate the violence of political associations in the United States is universal suffrage. In countries in which universal suffrage exists, the majority is never doubtful, because neither party can reasonably pretend to represent that portion of the community which has not voted.
"Merit without free choice is not sufficient," I told them as they gathered upon the plain. "There must be clear suffrage, vote and election!"
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