suffrage

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the legal right to vote in political elections

   The reform movement demanded universal suffrage for all adult citizens.

2. 2
   noun

   a vote or expression of support in a collective decision

   The proposal passed by the suffrage of a clear majority.

3. 3
   noun

   an intercessory prayer, especially one offered for the dead

   The community offered a suffrage for those who had died during the epidemic.

Common collocations

• universal suffrage Adjective + noun

From Middle English suffrage, 'intercessory prayer or support,' through Old French from Latin suffrāgium, 'support, vote, or right of voting.' The political sense continues the Latin meaning; the prayer sense developed through medieval Church usage.

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