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. 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'.

2. Superintendent Kirk Carpenter:

   To get a project like this done in a month’s time was absolutely amazing, no one's going to change what we do at that high school, and that's to make sure learning takes place. Book admits demolishing Building 12, erecting a new building and implementing a memorial park on campus is a daunting task, especially with Florida’s legislative session nearing its end. Estimates for the proposal come in around $ 25 to 30 million, which would come from state appropriations. Not to mention the freshman building on Marjory Stoneman Douglas ’ campus holds about 900 students, a quarter of the school’s population. Lawmakers are pushing to demolish Building 12 and implement a memorial park in its place. ( Fox News) The school, named after a women’s suffrage advocate, opened in 1990. It’s about two hours north of Miami. Charo acknowledges it will be hard for the school to adjust without the building, saying it.

3. Avery Ng:

   Hong Kong is facing a structural problem, unless we have true universal suffrage, and can use our surpluses to have genuine reform in terms of the social welfare system as well as the education system...a one-time sweetener won't help alleviate the anger of Hong Kong people.

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. Frank Moore Colby:

   If a large city can, after intense intellectual efforts, choose for its mayor a man who merely will not steal from it, we consider it a triumph of the suffrage.