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
"My business to-day," he repeated, "is to ask your attention for the distinguished candidate who seeks your suffrages, and for the--the distinguished gentleman on my left who will presently follow me."
From The Great House by Stanley John Weyman
He never sought to gain the suffrages of the public by unworthy concessions, but kept straight on his path, ever mindful of an ideal to be reached and never swerving therefrom.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" by Various
I do not come to solicit your suffrages," I said, "I come only to place myself at the orders of my country.
From The Recollections of Alexis de Tocqueville by Alexis de Tocqueville
The holy angels would guard herself and the dear innocents, if angelic suffrages could be secured by never-ceasing fervent prayer.
From The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Lewis Wingfield
