Suffrage (Noun)
Meaning
A legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment; "American women got the vote in 1920".
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The struggle for women's suffrage in the United States lasted for over a century before the passage of the 19th amendment in 1920.
- The 15th amendment to the US Constitution, ratified in 1870, guaranteed suffrage to male citizens regardless of "race, color, or previous condition of servitude".
- Women's suffrage was a major issue in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with various groups advocating for the right to vote.
- In 1920, the 19th amendment to the US Constitution was ratified, granting suffrage to millions of American women and marking a significant milestone in the fight for women's rights.
- The passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 further protected the suffrage of African American citizens, who had been systematically disenfranchised through mechanisms such as literacy tests and poll taxes.