suffrage
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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"
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(Eccl) A prayer in general, as one offered for the faithful departed. -
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(Eccl) A short petition, as those after the creed in matins and evensong. -
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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 ." -
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Aid; assistance. -
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Testimony; attestation; witness; approval. "Lactantius and St. Austin confirm by their suffrage the observation made by heathen writers.", "Every miracle is the suffrage of Heaven to the truth of a doctrine." -
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The right to vote; franchise. -
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To vote for; to elect.
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A vote or voice given in deciding a controverted question, or in the choice of a person to occupy an office or trust; the formal expression of an opinion on some doubtful question; consent; assent; approval. -
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The political right or act of voting; the exercise of the voting power in political affairs; especially, the right, under a representative government, of participating, directly or indirectly, in the choice of public officers and in the adoption or rejection of fundamental laws: usually with the definite article. -
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Testimony; attestation; witness. -
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Eccles., an intercessory prayer or petition. -
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In liturgics: Short petitions, especially those in the litany, the lesser litany or preces at morning and evening prayer, etc. -
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The prayers of the people in response to and as distinguished from the versicles or prayers said in litanies by the clergyman. -
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Aid; assistance; relief. -
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To vote for; elect.
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suf′rāj a vote: a vote in approbation of any proposal, hence approval, assent: testimony, witness: any short intercessory prayer
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary 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
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary L. suffragium, saffragāri, to vote for.
History Detectives Order of Leopold, Suffrage Pennant, WB Cartoon PBS. iptv.org
100th anniversary of women's suffrage . paloaltoonline.com
The League of Women Voters of Palo Alto recently hosted a summer gathering honoring the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage in California. paloaltoonline.com
Women's History Month Symposium Examines Women's Suffrage . ksmu.org
A Forgotten Fight for Suffrage . nytimes.com
Colorado Led the Way on Women's Suffrage . usnews.com
LAKEWOOD, Colo.--This week marked an important 90th birthday: women's suffrage in the United States. usnews.com
On Anniversary of Women's Suffrage , Parity Is Still Elusive. usnews.com
Karen Gilchrist, guest columnist: Listening to Mama counted big for women's suffrage . acotrib.com
Art lovers want suffrage memorial out of the way. nzherald.co.nz
Women's Suffrage and Other Visions of Right-Wing Apocalypse. tnr.com
Wyoming was a territory when its male citizens voted for suffrage in 1869, and kept the policy when it entered the union in 1890. coloradostatesman.com
Few states witnessed a livelier or more dynamic campaign to win women's suffrage than Illinois. bez.org
Brits fight for suffrage in 'Good Fight'. startribune.com
Was Grandma part of the Women's Suffrage movement HISTORY DETECTIVES host Elyse Luray traces the pennant to a pivotal time and place in the fight for women's voting rights. iptv.org
He not only advocates manhood suffrage, but womanhood suffrage, and woman-seats in Parliament. "A Walk from London to John O'Groat's" by
However, she was having training in her suffrage work, which was now assuming greater importance in her eyes. "The Precipice" by
I never belonged to any suffrage society, never wrote or spoke or talked about it. "Abroad with the Jimmies" by
Woman suffrage, it will be claimed, has not passed the controversial stage, even with women themselves. "What eight million women want" by
I yield to no one in attachment to that rule of general suffrage which distinguishes our policy as a nation. "A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents" by
Let anyone try to advocate a plan of suffrage reform at all out of the way, and see how many adherents he can collect. "The World's Greatest Books, Vol XII." by
They would rather, they said, submit to a foreign power than be deprived of equality of suffrage in both branches of the legislature. "Our Government: Local, State, and National: Idaho Edition" by
Not necessary in arranging proceedings to mention Suffrage Bill, or even Wednesday, 13th of May. "Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, May 9, 1891" by
But as this alternative is found to exist for both sexes, and on all occasions, why charge it especially on the woman-suffrage movement? "Women and the Alphabet" by
Then, democracy is founded upon equality, of which the logical consequence is universal suffrage. "Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol. 5" by
There's magic in his name,
Not by our suffrage; but his word
We win or lose the game.
In mine it kindles up enough rage
To wring their necks. How can such fools
Ask men to vote for woman suffrage?"
Enwreath'd, he held an uncontested throne;
Though circling climes, unanimous in praise,
Confirm'd the partial suffrage of his own:
Under his Wing they bloom'd, & flourisht by his Side:
Paid him a Reverence profound and true,
To Heav'ns Election, Israels Suffrage due.
Towards those who both burn with true freedom's best fire?
I don't mean the man who your suffrages mocks,
But the friends and companions of NELSON and FOX!
To Negroes, should be qualified;
That they diplomacied, should hail
From Dartmouth, Harvard or from Yale,
Before entrusted for an hour
With manhood's great elective power.