a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)

the collection of rules imposed by authority

a woman advocate of women's right to vote (especially a militant advocate in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 20th century)

an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women)

suffrage for all adults who are not disqualified by the laws of the country

a system where the votes cast by those eligible to vote are not equal, but are weighed differently according to the person's rank in the census (e.g., people with high income have more votes than those with a small income).

the collection of rules imposed by authority