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suffrage

Meaning

The entitlement to exercise the electoral franchise; the entitlement to participate in elections.

Examples by difficulty

Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

She fought hard for the right to vote, to have her voice heard in choosing leaders. After years of struggle, finally, women gained suffrage, the entitlement to participate in elections. It was a victory for fairness.

After years of fighting for fair representation, the council finally granted the space station's robotic inhabitants suffrage. They had earned the right to participate in elections, a chance to have their voices heard in how their community was run.

Years of silent protest, of quiet organizing, finally brought the day. The worn petition sat on the table, a testament to their struggle. Now, with a shaking hand, she signed, securing the right to choose her leaders, finally exercising her suffrage.

My cat, Mittens, demanded full suffrage at the town hall meeting. She declared her right to participate in elections for the best tuna brand. Honestly, her tiny paws on the podium were quite a sight, lobbying for her very own electoral franchise!

Old Man Fitzwilliam, whose beard held more dust bunnies than a neglected attic, demanded his suffrage. He insisted the town’s squirrels deserved a say in acorn distribution, a cause he’d championed with dramatic, nut-based speeches. His entitlement to participate in elections extended, in his mind, to woodland creatures.

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

Years of tireless campaigning finally paid off. The hard-won suffrage meant women could finally have their voices heard, their votes cast, their rightful place at the ballot box secured. This entitlement to participate in elections was the culmination of a long, arduous fight for equality.

For generations, the hushed whispers of disenfranchised celestial cartographers echoed through the nebulae. Their meticulous charting of cosmic currents, their deep understanding of stellar drift – all rendered mute. Finally, a vote was called, a chance to claim their rightful suffrage, to finally have a say in the governance of the intergalactic mapping council.

Years of silent protest and tireless organizing finally yielded the vote. She felt the weight of generations when she stepped into the booth, a profound sense of accomplishment washing over her. This was not just marking a ballot; this was the culmination of a fight for suffrage, for the right to finally be heard.

My cat, Bartholomew, has been eyeing the mailman with suspicious intent, as if demanding suffrage. He believes his constant meowing should grant him the entitlement to participate in elections, especially if the candidate promises more tuna. I suspect his campaign slogan would be "Vote for Bartholomew: More Naps, Less Vacuuming!"

Barnaby Buttercup, the world's only competitive cheese sculptor, protested his disqualification from the annual Gouda Games by demanding suffrage. He argued that without the entitlement to participate in elections, his right to vote on the curd-judging panel was a travesty, leaving his magnificent cheddar dragon unjustly unrecognized.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

After years of tireless campaigning, the citizens finally secured their suffrage. A palpable joy spread as they anticipated their first chance to vote, to finally have a say in how their community was governed. The hard-won entitlement to participate in elections felt like a powerful dawn.

After years of tireless advocacy, the council finally granted the guild members their suffrage. No longer would their voices be unheard in the vital decisions shaping the lunar colony's future. This hard won entitlement to participate in elections meant real change was finally within their grasp.

Years of quiet observation, of seeing regulations shift without a voice for their community, fueled their determined push. They believed access to the ballot box, the entitlement to participate in elections, was fundamental. This fight for suffrage wasn't about abstract ideals; it was about tangible impact on their daily lives.

After decades of fighting for the entitlement to participate in elections, Agnes finally enjoyed her suffrage. She strode to the polling station, a flamboyant feather boa trailing behind her, ready to cast her vote. Her primary concern? Ensuring adequate funding for the national sparkle-making industry.

Old Barnaby, a cantankerous badger who'd stockpiled acorns for decades, finally grumbled about his lack of suffrage. "This whole system," he huffed, polishing his monocle with a damp leaf, "where the earthworms get a say in burrow construction but a badger of my experience gets ignored? Preposterous!" He demanded the entitlement to participate in elections, especially those concerning optimal mushroom distribution.

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

After years of arduous struggle, their voices, once muted, now clamored for justice. They demanded the right to have their say, to cast their ballots, to exercise the electoral franchise. This fundamental entitlement to participate in elections was not a privilege; it was their inalienable right, a hard won victory.

The artisans of Lumina, after decades of arduous labor crafting the celestial chronometers, finally demanded their rightful suffrage. Their meticulous work, vital to the temporal calibrations of the entire planetary network, had been disregarded. They understood that this entitlement to participate in elections was their only recourse for equitable recognition and agency in the governing council's decisions.

After years of clandestine meetings and clandestine pamphlets, the laborers finally saw their right to suffrage manifest. Their voices, previously relegated to the shadows, would now echo in the public square, a testament to their collective demand for the entitlement to participate in elections.

A veritable maelstrom of political pandemonium ensued when the pampered poodles demanded suffrage. Their ostentatious displays, punctuated by indignant yaps, were truly a spectacle, as these pampered pooches vociferously asserted their entitlement to participate in elections, believing their innate, albeit questionable, wisdom deserved electoral franchise.

Before the Great Snail Reckoning, securing the suffrage—that precious entitlement to participate in elections—involved elaborate, luminescent slime trails and intricate philosophical debates amongst gastropods about the existential merits of electing a new mucus overlord.

Difficulty

Advanced — Less frequent words that stretch an upper-level vocabulary.

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