suffrage
noun
the right to vote, especially in a political election.
suffrages
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pluralof suffrage.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Thomas Carlyle felt that "Ballot-boxes and Electoral suffrages" might prove a fatal threat to heroes.
From Time Magazine Archive
If there had been an anti-cholera party, Van Buren might have commanded suffrages, as sensibly, by pledging himself to do all in his power, to prevent its extension.
From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by A Sexton of the Old School
Earnestly desiring to have the suffrages of my holy patrons in that my last hour, I instinctively exclaimed, 'Sts.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by E. Rameur
But the monarchy among the Goths of Spain was still elective, and it may be that Roderic had been legally placed on the throne by the suffrages of his fellow-peers.
From Legends & Romances of Spain by Lewis Spence
So long as a chief felt that his position depended on the suffrages of his subjects he did not dare to indulge his greed, and the trade balance was preserved.
From The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom by Basil Thomson
