suffrage.
The right or chance to vote, express an opinion, or participate in a decision, especially in a democratic election.
Meaning & usage
The right or chance to vote, express an opinion, or participate in a decision, especially in a democratic election.
universal suffrage, women's suffrage, negro suffrage
The right or chance to vote, express an opinion, or participate in a decision, especially in a democratic election. The right of women to vote.
A vote in deciding a particular question.
A prayer, for example a prayer offered for the faithful dead.
A short petition, as those after the creed in matins and evensong.
Aid, intercession.
Testimony; attestation; witness; approval.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-der.? Latin suffrāgō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Classical Latin suffrāgiumbor. Old French suffrage Middle French suffragebor. ▲ Classical Latin suffrāgiumlbor. Middle English suffrage English suffrage 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”). Not related to suffer. The sense of "vote" or "right to vote" was directly derived from Classical Latin.
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