Synonyms for suffrage
ˈsʌf rɪdʒsuf·frage

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1. suffragenoun

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

   universal suffrage, women's suffrage, negro suffrage

   Synonyms:
   franchise

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1. suffrage

   Synonyms:
   vote, voice, support

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1. right to vote, vote, suffragenoun

   a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment

   "American women got the vote in 1920"

   Synonyms:
   voting, balloting, right to vote, vote, ballot, voter turnout

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1. suffragenoun

   Synonyms:
   vote, voice, ballot

2. suffragenoun

   Synonyms:
   prayer (as uttered by a congregation in response to a minister)

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1. suffragenoun

   Synonyms:
   vote, assent, ballot, testimony, attestation, prayer, petition

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1. List of paraphrases for "suffrage":

   franchise, vote, val, voting, ballot

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1. Max Lerner:

   Having a thirteen-year-old in the family is like having a general-admission ticket to the movies, radio and TV. You get to understand that the glittering new arts of our civilization are directed to the teen-agers, and by their suffrage they stand or fall.

2. Carrie Lam:

   Constitutional development must be built on the basis of the Basic Law and the decision of (China's) NPCSC (National People's Congress Standing Committee), otherwise it would only be futile and impractical and the aim of universal suffrage for the CE (Chief Executive) election would only become a 'castle in the air'.

3. Ronny Tong:

   Unless we can resolve this conflict between Beijing and Hong Kong ... not only will we not get universal suffrage, but I fear that there will be an unhappy ending to one country, two systems.

4. Zhang Dejiang:

   Having universal suffrage to elect the chief executive is a major issue for the political development of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

5. Kenneth Chan:

   In the past 10 years or so, the lack of progress towards universal suffrage has improved participation over the last three district council elections.