suffrage

/หˆsสŒfษนษชdส’/

IPA: /S AH1 F R IH0 JH/

noun
  1. 1

    The right or chance to vote, express an opinion, or participate in a decision.

  2. 2

    The right to vote for elected officials in a representative democracy.

    โ€œuniversal suffrage, women's suffrage, negro suffrageโ€

  3. 3

    A vote in deciding a particular question.

  4. 4

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

  5. 5

    A short petition, as those after the creed in matins and evensong.

  6. 6

    Aid, intercession.

  7. 7

    Testimony; attestation; witness; approval.

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Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/suffrage