meaning of suffrage
1. 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.
2. Testimony; attestation; witness; approval.
3. A short petition, as those after the creed in matins and evensong.
4. A prayer in general, as one offered for the faithful departed.
5. Aid; assistance.
6. The right to vote; franchise.
7. To vote for; to elect.
8. 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"
Related Words
suffrage | suffragette |
