n. | 1. | A vote given in deciding a controverted question, or in the choice of a man for an office or trust; the formal expression of an opinion; assent; vote. |
2. | Testimony; attestation; witness; approval. | |
3. | (Eccl.) A short petition, as those after the creed in matins and evensong. | |
4. | Aid; assistance. | |
5. | The right to vote; franchise. | |
v. t. | 1. | To vote for; to elect. |
Noun | 1. | suffrage - a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment; "American women got the vote in 1920" Synonyms: right to vote, vote |
SUFFRAGE, government. Vote; the act of voting.
2. The right of suffrage is given by the constitution of the United
States, art. 1, s. 2, to the electors in each state, as shall have the
qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the
state legislature. Vide 2 Story on the Const. Sec. 578, et seq.; Amer.
Citiz. 201; 1 Bl. Com. 171; 2 Wils. Lect. 130; Montesq. Esp. des Lois, Ii v.
11, c. 6; 1 Tucker's Bl. Com. App. 52, 3. See Division of opinion.