Suffrage



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.?偃?投票权
• ［英］ n.?偃?投票权 ( the right of voting)
• ［记］ suf ( 下面) ＋frage ( 表示拥护的喧闹声)
• ［例］ grant suffrage to women ( 给妇女以?偃?

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin suffragium, from Latin, vote, political support, from suffragari to support with one's vote; in other senses, from Latin suffragium
• Date: 14th century
• 1. a short intercessory prayer usually in a series
• 2. a vote given in deciding a controverted question or electing a person for an office or trust
• 3. the right of voting ; franchise; also the exercise of such right

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