Значение

значений: 7
  1. (неисчисляемое, обычно)The right or chance to vote, express an opinion, or participate in a decision, especially in a democratic election.

    universal suffrage, women's suffrage, negro suffrage

  2. The right or chance to vote, express an opinion, or participate in a decision, especially in a democratic election.

    (США, неисчисляемое, обычно)The right of women to vote.

    Stimmrecht, Wahlrecht

    избира́тельное пра́воizbirátelʹnoje právo, пра́во го́лосаprávo gólosa

    a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment

  3. (исчисляемое, обычно)A vote in deciding a particular question.

  4. (исчисляемое, обычно)A prayer, for example a prayer offered for the faithful dead.

    1564, Pope Pius IV (unknown translator), Creed of Pope Pius IV I firmly believe that there is a purgatory, and that the souls therein detained are helped by the suffrages of the faithful.

  5. (исчисляемое, обычно)A short petition, as those after the creed in matins and evensong.

  6. (неисчисляемое, обычно)Aid, intercession.

  7. (неисчисляемое, обычно)Testimony; attestation; witness; approval.

Примеры

предложений: 3
  1. Universal suffrage was a major achievement.

  2. The women led the movement to obtain female suffrage.

  3. Israel is a multi-party parliamentary republic and a liberal democracy that adopts universal suffrage.

Переводы

языков: 8
Русский
По значениям 1
the right to vote:
Deutsch
По значениям 1
the right to vote:

Происхождение

From Middle English suffrage (“prayers or pleas on behalf of another”), from Middle French

From Middle English suffrage (“prayers or pleas on behalf of another”), from Middle French suffrage (from Old French suffrage) and its etymon Classical Latin suffrāgium (“support, vote, right of voting”). Not related to suffer.

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Формы

мн. число: suffrages
Ед. числоsuffrage
Мн. числоsuffrages

правильный

Синонимы

синонимов: 3
right to vote:voteA1franchise
Близкие по смыслу
  • a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment:right to votevote

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 14

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