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suffrage: see ballot ballot, means of voting for candidates for office. The choice may be indicated on or by the ballot forms themselves—e.g., colored balls (hence the term ballot, which is derived from the Italian ballotta, ..... Click the link for more information. ; election election, choosing a candidate for office in an organization by the vote of those enfranchised to cast a ballot . General HistoryIn ancient Greek democracies (e.g., Athens) public officials were occasionally elected but more often were chosen by lot. ..... Click the link for more information. ; franchise franchise, in government, a right specifically conferred on a group or individual by a government, especially the privilege conferred by a municipality on a corporation of operating public utilities, such as electricity, telephone, and bus services. ..... Click the link for more information. ; voting voting, method of registering collective approval or disapproval of a person or a proposal. The term generally refers to the process by which citizens choose candidates for public office or decide political questions submitted to them. ..... Click the link for more information. ; woman suffrage woman suffrage, the right of women to vote. Throughout the latter part of the 19th cent. the issue of women's voting rights was an important phase of feminism . ..... Click the link for more information. . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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