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suffragio

suffrage; vote

noun soof-FRAH-joh Rare

Origin: Latin suffragium (vote, support)

Usage Note

Suffragio appears most in the fixed phrase suffragio universale (universal suffrage). In Catholic usage it also means prayers offered for the souls of the dead (messe di suffragio). The plural suffragi is common in both political and religious contexts.

Examples

"Il suffragio universale fu introdotto nel 1945."

Natural Translation

Universal suffrage was introduced in 1945.

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