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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How to use suffrage in a sentence?

1. Kevin Cheung:

   We're asking for the same thing – universal suffrage, the spirit is mostly the same, but the mindset of how desperate people are is very different.

2. Sophie Richardson:

   Hong Kong authorities should be working to create a political environment in which protesters do not feel the need for masks - not banning the masks, and deepening restrictions on freedom of expression, chief Executive Carrie Lam needs to agree to an examination of excessive force by police and to resume the process toward universal suffrage. Additional restrictions are only likely to inflame tensions.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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'.