The women led the movement to obtain female suffrage.
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Suffrage
Synonyms for "suffrage" (93 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (19)
Noun(1 words)
approvalassociationaustralian ballotayeballotcanvasscanvassingcasting votechoicecochairmanshipcomplicitycondominiumcontributioncopartnershipcopartnerycotenancycounting headscumulative voting
Strong matches (28)
deciding votedivisionenfranchisementengagementfagot votefemale suffragefranchisegraveyard votehand votehare systemhaving a parthousehold franchiseinvolvementjoint chairmanshipjoint controljoint ownershipjoint tenancylist systemmanhood suffragenay
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Noun(2 words)
franchise movementgroup voting rights
Related words (46)
plebisciteplebiscitumplumperplural votepollpollingpreferential votingproportional representationproxyrecord votereferendumrepresentationright to voterising votesaysecret ballotsharingshow of handssingle votesnap vote
Show 21 more words
straw votesuffragettesuffragettismsuffragismsuffragistthe votetransferable voteuniversal suffrageviva vocevoicevoice votevotevotingvoting rightwoman-suffragistwrite inwrite-inwrite-in voteyeayeas and naysyes
Noun(5 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: franchise, approval, association, australian ballot, aye.
- Sentence evidence is available for suffrage, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
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Synonym selection checklist
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- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
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When not to replace "suffrage"
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If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
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Related word relations
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More general
6 entriesMore specific
3 entriesuniversal suffragewomen's suffragewomen's suffrage movement
Collocations
6 entriesballot accessextension of suffragefranchise extensionsuffrage movementuniversal suffragewomen's suffrage
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesTranslations
45 translations across 33 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- ձայնի իրավունք noun (the right to vote)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- seçki hüququ noun (the right to vote)
Bengali
1 entries- ভোটাধিকার noun (the right to vote)
Bulgarian
1 entries- избирателно право noun (the right to vote)
Catalan
1 entries- sufragi noun (the right to vote)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 投票權 /投票权 noun (the right to vote)
- 選舉權 /选举权 noun (the right to vote)
Crimean Tatar
1 entries- saylav aqqı noun (the right to vote)
Czech
1 entries- volební právo noun (the right to vote)
Danish
2 entries- stemmeret noun (the right to vote)
- valgret noun (the right to vote)
Dutch
2 entries- kiesrecht noun (the right to vote)
- stemrecht noun (the right to vote)
Finnish
1 entries- äänioikeus noun (the right to vote)
French
1 entries- suffrage noun (the right to vote)
Galician
1 entries- sufraxio noun (the right to vote)
German
2 entries- Stimmrecht noun (the right to vote)
- Wahlrecht noun (the right to vote)
Hungarian
1 entries- választójog noun (the right to vote)
Icelandic
2 entries- atkvæðisréttur noun (the right to vote)
- kosningaréttur noun (the right to vote)
Indonesian
2 entries- hak pilih noun (the right to vote)
- hak suara noun (the right to vote)
Italian
1 entries- suffragio noun (the right to vote)
Japanese
1 entries- 選挙権 noun (the right to vote)
Kalmyk
1 entries- суңһврин зөв noun (the right to vote)
Korean
1 entries- 선거권 noun (the right to vote)
Macedonian
1 entries- право на глас noun (the right to vote)
Malay
2 entries- hak pilih noun (the right to vote)
- hak undi noun (the right to vote)
Māori
1 entries- manapōti noun (the right to vote)
Norwegian
1 entries- stemmerett noun (the right to vote)
Polish
3 entries- czynne prawo wyborcze noun (the right to vote)
- prawo do głosowania noun (the right to vote)
- prawo wybierania noun (the right to vote)
Portuguese
1 entries- sufrágio noun (the right to vote)
Romanian
1 entries- sufragiu noun (the right to vote)
Russian
2 entries- избира́тельное пра́во noun (the right to vote)
- пра́во го́лоса noun (the right to vote)
Spanish
1 entries- sufragio noun (the right to vote)
Swedish
1 entries- rösträtt noun (the right to vote)
Tamil
2 entries- ஓட்டுரிமை noun (the right to vote)
- வாக்குரிமை noun (the right to vote)
Turkish
2 entries- oy hakkı noun (the right to vote)
- süfraj noun (the right to vote)
Sample sentences
19 total sentences available.
The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures.
Source: tatoeba (554855)
Universal suffrage was a major achievement.
Source: tatoeba (5930284)
Israel is a multi-party parliamentary republic and a liberal democracy that adopts universal suffrage.
Source: tatoeba (8108982)
Showing 4 of 19 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "suffrage"?
Closest matches include franchise, approval, association, australian ballot, aye.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "suffrage"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.