Definition of Suffrage. Meaning of Suffrage. Synonyms of Suffrage

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Definition of Suffrage

Suffrage
Suffrage Suf"frage, n. [F., fr. L. suffragium; perhaps originally, a broken piece, a potsherd, used in voting, and fr. sub under + the root of frangere to break. See Break.] 1. A vote given in deciding a controverted question, or in the choice of a man for an office or trust; the formal expression of an opinion; assent; vote. I ask your voices and your suffrages. --Shak. 2. Testimony; attestation; witness; approval. Lactantius and St. Austin confirm by their suffrage the observation made by heathen writers. --Atterbury. Every miracle is the suffrage of Heaven to the truth of a doctrine. --South. 3. (Eccl.) (a) A short petition, as those after the creed in matins and evensong. (b) A prayer in general, as one offered for the faithful departed. --Shipley. I firmly believe that there is a purgatory, and that the souls therein detained are helped by the suffrages of the faithful. --Creed of Pope Pius IV. 4. Aid; assistance. [A Latinism] [Obs.]
Suffrage
Suffrage Suf"frage, v. t. To vote for; to elect. [Obs.] --Milton.

Meaning of Suffrage from wikipedia

- active suffrage, as distinct from p****ive suffrage, which is the right to stand for election. The combination of active and p****ive suffrage is sometimes...
- Women's suffrage is the right of women to vote in elections. At the beginning of the 18th century, some people sought to change voting laws to allow women...
- Women's suffrage, or the right to vote, was established in the United States over the course of more than half a century, first in various states and localities...
- Universal suffrage or universal franchise ensures the right to vote for as many people who are bound by a government's laws as possible, as supported by...
- 1872 the fight for women's suffrage became a national movement with the formation of the National Society for Women's Suffrage and later the more influential...
- Women's suffrage – the right of women to vote – has been achieved at various times in countries throughout the world. In many nations, women's suffrage was...
- for voting rights), in order to belittle the women advocating women's suffrage. The militants embraced the new name, even adopting it for use as the title...
- Women's suffrage movement in India fought for Indian women's right to political enfranchi****t in Colonial India under British rule. Beyond suffrage, the...
- Universal manhood suffrage is a form of voting rights in which all adult male citizens within a political system are allowed to vote, regardless of income...
- Householder Franchise or census suffrage is where a homeowner has the right to vote in an election. This is a limited form of suffrage, but different from equal...