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Noun: suffrage  sú-frij
  1. The right to vote in political elections
    "Women's suffrage was a major milestone in the fight for gender equality";
    - right to vote, vote
     
  2. A kind of intercessory prayer
    "The congregation offered suffrage for the sick"

Derived forms: suffrages

Type of: enfranchisement, franchise

Encyclopedia: Suffrage