suffrage (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *suffrage*:
NOUN	attribute	suffrage, right to vote, vote	a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution

suffrage > pronunciation
Sounds	sah'frihjh
Rhymes	abridge ... yardage: 133 rhymes with ihjh...

English > *suffrage*: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
Meaning	A legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment.
Synonyms	right to vote, vote
Category	law, jurisprudence	The collection of rules imposed by authority
Narrower	universal suffrage	suffrage for all adults who are not disqualified by the laws of the country
Broader	franchise, enfranchisement	A statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)
Spanish	derecho al voto, sufragio, voto
Catalan	sufragi
Nouns	suffragette	a woman advocate of women's right to vote (especially a militant advocate in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 20th century)
Nouns	suffragist	an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women)

HyperDic: suffrage