suffrage
English Thesaurus
1. a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | enfranchisement, franchise, |
| definition | : | a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote) (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | universal suffrage, |
| definition | : | suffrage for all adults who are not disqualified by the laws of the country (noun.attribute) |
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | suffragette, |
| definition | : | a woman advocate of women's right to vote (especially a militant advocate in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 20th century) (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | suffragist, |
| definition | : | an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women) (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | vote, |
| definition | : | express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | suffragette, |
| definition | : | a woman advocate of women's right to vote (especially a militant advocate in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 20th century) (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | suffragist, |
| definition | : | an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women) (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | vote, |
| definition | : | express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote (verb.social) |
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