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suffrage

[suhf-rij] / ˈsʌf rɪdʒ /


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In a democratic republic the people choose those representatives through elections with broad suffrage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

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

After college, Rankin became an advocate and organizer for the suffrage movement in several western states and New York.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

There he involves his wife, Lady Jane, who must balance securing their entry into London high society — and thus their future prospects — with her growing involvement in women’s suffrage.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2025

The story of women’s suffrage ended with Henry Burn’s vote in the Tennessee statehouse in 1920, but it began almost a century earlier with Elizabeth Cady, a young girl in Johnstown, New York, in 1826.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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