noun · academic
suffrage
/ˈsʌfrɪdʒ/SUF·frage
Band 6-7task2speaking
the right to vote in political elections
Examples
“The campaign for women's suffrage was a major social movement.”
“Many countries extended suffrage to all adults in the 20th century.”
“Universal suffrage is considered a cornerstone of modern democracy.”
Band 8 sentence
“The extension of suffrage to previously excluded groups is often a crucial step in the consolidation of democracy.”
Collocations
- women's suffrage
- universal suffrage
- extend suffrage to
Word family
suffragist nounsuffragette noun (historical)suffrage noun
Common mistakes
women suffrage→women's suffrage
suffrages→suffrage
Say it for a higher band
5vote→6the right to vote→7+suffrage
Synonyms
franchise
the right to vote
Easily confused
vote
“Every citizen cast a vote in the local election.”
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