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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