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suffrage

[suhf-rij] / ˈsʌf rɪdʒ /


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Universal suffrage is, however, practised in the breakaway region of Somaliland, which declared independence in 1991 but has never been internationally recognised.

From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025

The law requires that committee to review designs, and after a multiyear effort, it settled on five themes for the five quarters: the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, abolition, suffrage and civil rights.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

Every generation scuffles for something: suffrage, equality, autonomy, decent health, fair pay, even the right to keep on fighting.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2025

The Pentagon later clarified that Hegseth doesn’t oppose women’s suffrage.

From Salon • Sep. 15, 2025

Once the fighting began, most of the women who had been active in the suffrage movement suspended that work and focused their energy on the war effort.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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