suffrage
71suffrage — /ˈsʌfrɪdʒ / (say sufrij) noun 1. the right of voting, especially in political elections. 2. a vote given in favour of a proposed measure, a candidate, or the like. 3. Ecclesiastical a prayer, especially a short intercessory prayer or petition.… …
72suffrage — The right to vote; a political right or privilege as distinguished from a civil right, property right, or right of person. A conventional right, subject to regulation by the legislature to any extent not prohibited by the express or implied… …
73universal suffrage — suffrage for all persons over a certain age, usually 18 or 21, who in other respects satisfy the requirements established by law. [1700 10] * * * …
74Suffrage indirect — Scrutin indirect Le scrutin indirect est un système d élection dans lequel les électeurs ne choisissent pas eux mêmes la ou les personnes, ou le parti politique, qu ils souhaitent voir élus, mais élisent des personnes qui font ce choix. Ce mode… …
75Suffrage proportionnel — Scrutin proportionnel plurinominal Article principal : Système électoral.  Ne doit pas être confondu avec proportionnel …
76Women's suffrage — U.S. women suffragists demonstrating for the right to vote, February 1913 Women s suffrage or woman suffrage[1] is the right of women to vote and to run for office. The expression is also used for the economic and political reform movement aimed… …
77Universal suffrage — Part of the Politics series Elections Allotment (sortition) …
78History of women's suffrage in the United States — BeginningsLydia Chapin (Taft) (February 2, 1712 – November 9, 1778) was a forerunner of women s suffrage in Colonial America. She was the first legal woman voter in colonial America. She was granted this right by the town meeting of Uxbridge,… …
79Women's suffrage in the United Kingdom — Women were not formally prohibited from voting until the 1832 Reform Act and the 1835 Municipal Corporations Act. Both before and after 1832 establishing women s suffrage on some level was a political topic, although it would not be until 1872… …
80woman suffrage — woman suffrage, adj. woman suffragist, n. the right of women to vote; female suffrage. [1840 50] * * * Right of women by law to vote in national and local elections. Women s voting rights became an issue in the 19th century, especially in Britain …
