as in vote
the right to formally express one's position or will in an election
even as the world entered the 21st century, some nations still did not permit women's suffrage
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Recent Examples of suffrage
Wendell Phillips, a onetime abolitionist ally, became a staunch opponent of Stanton’s women’s-suffrage push.
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Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
At least seven other sites mentioning women’s suffrage and the Civil Rights Movements were included in the database, including those at the Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site in Pennsylvania and California’s Mojave National Preserve.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 11 Mar. 2026
Marcus points out that the leaders of the women’s suffrage movement didn’t always see eye to eye.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
From the suffrage movement and the civil rights era to today’s debates over voting access, expanding democracy has required women to confront entrenched power.
—Celina Stewart, Time, 8 Mar. 2026
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Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
At least seven other sites mentioning women’s suffrage and the Civil Rights Movements were included in the database, including those at the Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site in Pennsylvania and California’s Mojave National Preserve.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 11 Mar. 2026
Marcus points out that the leaders of the women’s suffrage movement didn’t always see eye to eye.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
From the suffrage movement and the civil rights era to today’s debates over voting access, expanding democracy has required women to confront entrenched power.
—Celina Stewart, Time, 8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suffrage
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After a lawsuit accused the college’s board of trustees of violating Florida’s public transparency laws, the school took a new vote in December — clearing the way for the state to transfer the land.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Baseball Writers’ Association of America ultimately acknowledged the gap, as Judge took home 17 first-place MVP votes, his second consecutive MVP, and the third of his career.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Everyone is talking about the potential property tax cuts that may soon be on Florida voters’ ballots.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Few would dissent that Shakira is the most famous person on this year’s ballot, and immense, global popularity has to count for something (400,000 people went to her free concert in Mexico City earlier this year — not a typo).—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
2 Apr. 2026
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In their place are international investment groups and private equity firms that treat franchises as part of a broader asset portfolio.—
Michael Delayo,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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Only the handful of relegation-proof Premier League clubs have anything approximating US sport franchise valuations, because everyone else’s value could evaporate as a result of a bad season or two.—
Andrés Martinez,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Suffrage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suffrage. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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