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Word: Suffrage
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English (in the sense ‘intercessory prayers’, also ‘assistance’): from Latin suffragium, reinforced by French suffrage. The modern sense of ‘right to vote’ was originally US (dating from the late 18th century)
ˈsʌfrɪdʒ
the right to vote in political elections
Short Definition:right to vote in political elections
Examples:- universal adult suffrage
- the women's suffrage movement
(in the Book of Common Prayer) the intercessory petitions pronounced by a priest in the Litany.
Short Definition:(in Book of Common Prayer) intercessory petitions pronounced by priest in Litany
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