Thesaurus: suffrage

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1. n. 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. n. Testimony; attestation; witness; approval.
3. n. A short petition, as those after the creed in matins and evensong.
4. n. A prayer in general, as one offered for the faithful departed.
5. n. Aid; assistance.
6. n. The right to vote; franchise.
7. v. t. To vote for; to elect.
8. n. a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment
9. 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. I ask your voices and your suffrages. Shak. 2. Testimony; attestation; witness; approval. Lactantius and St. Austin confirm by their suffrage the observation made by heathen writers. Atterbury. Every miracle is the suffrage of Heaven to the truth of a doctrine. South. 3. (Eccl.) (a) A short petition, as those after the creed in matins and evensong. (b) A prayer in general, as one offered for the faithful departed. Shipley. I firmly believe that there is a purgatory, and that the souls therein detained are helped by the suffrages of the faithful. Creed of Pope Pius IV. 4. Aid; assistance. [A Latinism] [Obs.] The right to vote; franchise. To vote for; to elect. [Obs.] Milton.
10. n:100 n a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment