suffrage

suf·frage  (sfrj)

n.

1.

a. The right or privilege of voting; franchise.

b. The exercise of such a right.

2. A vote cast in deciding a disputed question or in electing a person to office.

3. A short intercessory prayer.

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[Middle English, intercessory prayer, from Old French, from Medieval Latin suffrgium, from Latin, the right to vote, from suffrgr, to express support; see bhreg- in Indo-European roots.]

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suffrage [ˈsʌfrɪdʒ]

n

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the right to vote, esp in public elections; franchise

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the exercise of such a right; casting a vote

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a supporting vote

4. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a prayer, esp a short intercessory prayer

[from Latin suffrāgium]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

suffrage - 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" right to vote, vote universal suffrage - suffrage for all adults who are not disqualified by the laws of the country enfranchisement, franchise - a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote) law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

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suffrage

noun right to vote, vote, franchise, voice, ballot, consent, enfranchisement the women's suffrage movement

Translations

suffrage [ˈsʌfrɪdʒ] N

1. (= franchise) → sufragio m
universal suffrage → sufragio m universal

2. (frm) (= vote) → sufragio m, voto m

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suffrage [ˈsʌfrɪdʒ] n → suffrage m

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suffrage

n → Wahl- or Stimmrecht nt; (form: = vote) → Stimme f; universal suffrage → das allgemeine Wahlrecht; female suffrage → das Frauenstimmrecht

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suffrage [ˈsʌfrɪdʒ] n → suffragio

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suffrage

n suffrage [ˈsafridʒ]

1 the right to vote. stemreg حَق الإقْتِراع право на вот volební právo stemmeret das Wahlrecht δικαίωμα ψήφου sufragio hääleõigus حق راي äänioikeus droit de vote זְכוּת הַצבָּעָה मताधिकार pravo glasa választójog hak pilih kosningaréttur suffragio 選挙権 선거권 rinkimų/balsavimo teisė balsstiesības; vēlēšanu tiesības hak mengundi stemrecht stemmerett prawo głosu/wyborcze sufrágio drept de vot право голоса volebné právo volilna pravica pravo glasa rösträtt สิทธิในการเลือกตั้ง oy verme hakkı 選舉權 право голосу, виборче право ووٹ دینے کا حق quyền đi bầu 选举权

2 voting. stem إقْتِراع، تَصْويت гласуване hlasování valg; afstemning die Abstimmung ψηφοφορία voto, sufragio hääletamine راي äänestys vote, suffrage הַצבָּעָה मत glasovanje szavazás pemilihan atkvæðagreiðsla suffragio 投票 선거 balsavimas balsošana mengundi stemming stemmeavgiving głosowanie voto vot, sufragiu голосование hlasovanie volitve glasanje röstning การออกเสียงเลือกตั้ง oy verme 選舉 голосування راءے دہندگی sự bỏ phiếu 选举

n suffraˈgette [-ˈdʒet]

one of the women who worked and fought for women's right to vote. stemjuffer إحْدى المُنادِيات بِحَق المرأه في التَّصْويت суфражетка sufražetka suffragette das Frauenwahlrechtler(in) σουφραζέτα, υποστηρίκτρια της γυναικείας ψήφου sufragista naisõiguslane مدافع حق راي زنان suffragetti suffragette סוּפרָגִ'יסטִית नारी मताधिकार आन्दोलनकर्त्री, नारी-मतार्थिनी sufražetkinja, pobornica ženskog prava glasa szüfrazsett pejuang hak pilih wanita súfragetta, kvenréttindakona suffragetta 婦人参政権論者 여성 참정권론자 sufražistė sufražiste pejuang hak mengundi untuk wanita suffragette forkjemper for kvinnelig stemmerett sufrażystka sufragista militantă pentru dreptul de vot al feme­ilor суфражистка sufražetka sufražetka sifražetkinja suffragett ผู้หญิงที่ปลุกระดมให้คนอื่นไปลงคะแนนเสียง kadınların oy verme hakkını savunan kadın 為女權運動鼓吹的婦女 суфражистка عورتوں کی حق راءے دہندگی کی خواستگار عورت người đàn bà đòi quyền đi bầu cử cho phụ nữ hồi đầu thế kỷ 20 为女权运动鼓吹的妇女