as in vote
the right to formally express one's position or will in an election
even as the world entered the 21st century, some nations still did not permit women's suffrage
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The big picture: The complex — and highly partisan — battle over felons' voting rights has played out in courts and state legislatures across the country, as millions of Americans' suffrage hangs in the balance.
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Avery Lotz, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
This is one of several suffrage postcards that feature photographs of live and presumably taxidermized kittens dressed up and posed.
—Natalie Kinkade, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2024
Here’s a look at key moments in the women’s suffrage movement and the landmark legislation that expanded the opportunity to vote to all women.
—Maya Homan, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024
The first place in California to authorize youth suffrage was Berkeley, where in 2016 more than 70% of voters approved a measure allowing students to have a voice in school board races.
—Meg Tanaka, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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Avery Lotz, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
This is one of several suffrage postcards that feature photographs of live and presumably taxidermized kittens dressed up and posed.
—Natalie Kinkade, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2024
Here’s a look at key moments in the women’s suffrage movement and the landmark legislation that expanded the opportunity to vote to all women.
—Maya Homan, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024
The first place in California to authorize youth suffrage was Berkeley, where in 2016 more than 70% of voters approved a measure allowing students to have a voice in school board races.
—Meg Tanaka, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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With a thin majority in the house, and being far short of the 60 votes needed in the Senate to pass votes at will, a split has emerged among GOP leaders over how—and when—to turn Trump’s legislative agenda into law.The Editors, The Atlantic, 14 Dec. 2024
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All 300 assembly members cast their votes for the impeachment bill on Saturday as the bill passed with a total of 204 votes for impeachment, 85 against, 3 abstentions and 8 invalid votes.Joohee Cho, ABC News, 14 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement Georgia’s outgoing president and main pro-Western parties have boycotted the post-election parliamentary sessions and demanded a rerun of the ballot.Sophiko Megrelidze, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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Opposition parties have alleged that the vote was rigged with the help of Russia and have demanded a re-run of the ballot.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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Harris, along with co-owners Mitch Rales and Mark Ein, grew up as fans of Washington football during that era, which featured the franchise's three Super Bowl titles between 1982 and 1991.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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Lakers Plaschke: Sinking Lakers franchise must throw LeBron James and Anthony Davis overboard Dec. 9, 2024 Ham was hired by the Lakers as a first-time head coach in 2022, after 11 years as an assistant with the Lakers, Atlanta Hawks and Bucks.Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Suffrage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suffrage. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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