suffrage
noun
the right to vote, especially in a political election.
antisuffrage
-
a word derived from
suffrage.
Example Sentences
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One of the most common arguments espoused by the antisuffrage forces was that women were not emotionally strong enough to handle the responsibility of voting and were thus incapable of making sound political decisions.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
Another popular antisuffrage argument stated that giving women the right to vote would threaten the family structure.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
Although many of these antisuffrage sentiments may seem ludicrous to us today, they were taken seriously by those who felt threatened by the prospect of women attaining the ballot.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
It did not, and Mr. Murdock, though never again quite as bitter as he had been, soon resumed the free editorial expression of his antisuffrage sentiments.
From The Story of a Pioneer by Anna Howard Shaw
She emphasized the fact that the two important women, who at that time still favored the antisuffrage movement,—Mrs. Louise Creighton and Mrs. Sidney Webb,—have since gone over to the suffrage advocates.
From The Modern Woman's Rights Movement A Historical Survey by Kaethe Schirmacher
