suffrage

Definition of Suffrage in English :

1. right to vote, suffrage, vote

a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment

Example Sentences:
'American women got the vote in 1920'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Suffrage

noun

1.

the right to vote, esp in public elections; franchise

2.

the exercise of such a right; casting a vote

3.

a supporting vote

4.

a prayer, esp a short intercessory prayer

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. US

the right to vote, esp. in political elections; franchise

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.