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suf·frage (suf′rij)

noun

  1. a prayer or act of intercession or supplication
  2. a vote or voting; esp., a vote in favor of some candidate or issue
  3. ☆ the right to vote, esp. in political elections; franchise

Etymology: ME < MFr < ML(Ec) < L suffragium, decision, vote, suffrage < sub- (see sub-) + fragor, loud applause, orig., din, a crashing < IE base *bhreĝ-, to crash, break

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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The League of Women Voters prefers the original term "suffragist" rather than the intentionally demeaning term "suffragette" which was applied to the brave women who fought for the right to vote.

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