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suffrage

1. the right to vote, esp in public elections; franchise
2. the exercise of such a right; casting a vote
3. a supporting vote
4. a prayer, esp a short intercessory prayer
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suffrage

the right to vote in elections.
Collins Dictionary of Sociology, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2000
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He said it was not possible for the government to give voting right to overseas Pakistanis as general elections were nearing when President had promulgated the ordinance.
The Indian finance ministry is looking to amend the proportion of voting rights in private banks in the country.
* The value of the voting right as affected by company-specific factors (C), such as the concentration of votes or the number of votes per unit of cash flow rights.
At first blush, Alumax raises the question whether special voting rights can be given to protect the interests of a major creditor or a minority shareholder.
(1) In accordance with the second paragraph of article 223-11 of the Reglement General of the AMF, the gross total of voting rights is based on the total number of shares composing the company's capital which have voting rights, including shares deprived of their voting rights
The total number of UPM shares and voting rights owned directly or through financial instruments by BlackRock Inc and its funds was 5.47% on 21 March 2019.
At that time BlackRock also held via financial instruments 0.36% of the shares and voting rights in Genmab A/S, resulting in a total of 5.30% of the shares and voting rights in Genmab A/S.
The decision was made at the investment committee within the NPS, instead of the special committee on voting rights. This became part of the corruption scandal involving former President Park Geun-hye and her confidant Choi Soon-sil.
Nothing at that commemoration could have better symbolized the dramatic transformations unleashed by black voting rights than the presence of these two political figures.
The Voting Rights Act not only led to the registration of millions of new voters, it paved the way for the election of African-Americans, Latinos, and other minorities to local, state, and federal offices, including that of President of the United States.
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