suffrageˈsʌf rɪdʒ
suffrage (n)
- plural
- suffrages
English Definitions:
right to vote, vote, suffrage (noun)
a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment
"American women got the vote in 1920"
suffrage (Noun)
The right or chance to vote, express an opinion, or participate in a decision.
suffrage (Noun)
A vote in deciding a particular question.
suffrage (Noun)
The right to vote for elected officials in a representative democracy.
suffrage (Noun)
The right of women to vote.
suffrage (Noun)
A kind of prayer.
suffrage (Noun)
A short petition, as those after the creed in matins and evensong.
suffrage (Noun)
A prayer in general, as one offered for the faithful departed.
suffrage (Noun)
Aid, intercession.
Suffrage
Suffrage, political franchise, or simply franchise, distinct from other rights to vote, is the right to vote gained through the democratic process. In English, suffrage and its synonyms are sometimes also used to mean the right to run for office, but there are no established qualifying terms to distinguish between these different meanings of the term. The right to run for office is sometimes called eligibility, and the combination of both rights is sometimes called full suffrage. In many other languages, the right to vote is called the active right to vote and the right to be voted for is called the passive right to vote. In English, these are sometimes called active suffrage and passive suffrage. Suffrage is often conceived in terms of elections for representatives; however, suffrage applies equally to initiatives and referenda. Suffrage describes not only the legal right to vote, but also the practical question of whether a question will be put to a vote. The utility of suffrage is reduced when important questions are decided unilaterally by elected or non-elected representatives. In most democracies, eligible voters can vote in elections of representatives. Voting on issues by initiative may be available in some jurisdictions but not others. For example, Switzerland permits initiatives at all levels of government whereas the United States does not offer initiatives at the federal level or in many states.
Suffrage
Suffrage, political franchise, or simply franchise is the right to vote in public, political elections (although the term is sometimes used for any right to vote). In some languages, and occasionally in English, the right to vote is called active suffrage, as distinct from passive suffrage, which is the right to stand for election. The combination of active and passive suffrage is sometimes called full suffrage.Suffrage is often conceived in terms of elections for representatives. However, suffrage applies equally to referendums. In most democracies, eligible voters can vote in elections of representatives. Voting on issues by referendum may also be available. For example, in Switzerland this is permitted at all levels of government. In the United States, some states such as California, Washington, and Wisconsin have exercised their shared sovereignty to offer citizens the opportunity to write, propose, and vote on referendums; other states and the federal government have not. Referendums in the United Kingdom are rare. Suffrage is granted to qualifying citizens once they have reached the voting age. What constitutes a qualifying citizen depends on the government's decision. Resident non-citizens can vote in some countries, which may be restricted to citizens of closely linked countries (e.g., Commonwealth citizens and European Union citizens) or to certain offices or questions.
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