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Suffrage vs Suffering - What's the difference?

suffrage | suffering |

As nouns the difference between suffrage and suffering

is that suffrage is the right or chance to vote, express an opinion, or participate in a decision while suffering is the condition of someone who suffers; a state of pain or distress.

As an adjective suffering is

experiencing pain.{{jump|experiencing pain}} singular.

As a verb suffering is

present participle of lang=en.

suffrage

English

(wikipedia suffrage)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (uncountable) The right or chance to vote, express an opinion, or participate in a decision.
  • (countable) A vote in deciding a particular question.
  • * '>citation
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  • The right to vote for elected officials in a representative democracy.
    • universal suffrage''''', ''women's '''suffrage''''', ''negro '''suffrage
  • (US) The right of women to vote.
  • (countable, Christianity) A prayer, for example a prayer offered for the faithful dead.
  • * (Shipley)
  • * (rfdate) Creed of Pope Pius IV
    • I firmly believe that there is a purgatory, and that the souls therein detained are helped by the suffrages of the faithful.
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  • (countable, Christianity) A short petition, as those after the creed in matins and evensong.
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  • (uncountable) Aid, intercession.
  • Testimony; attestation; witness; approval.
  • * Atterbury
    • Lactantius and St. Austin confirm by their suffrage the observation made by heathen writers.
  • * South
    • Every miracle is the suffrage of Heaven to the truth of a doctrine.

    Quotations

    * (English Citations of "suffrage")

    Synonyms

    * (right to vote) franchise

    Related terms

    * suffragist * suffragette * universal suffrage ----

    suffering

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Experiencing pain.(jump)

    • Synonyms

    * (jump) in pain

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The condition of someone who suffers; a state of pain or distress.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=December 14 , author=Steven Morris , title=Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave , work=Guardian citation , page= , passage=Robins, of Torquay, had denied a single charge of causing unnecessary suffering to an animal. She claimed the microwave was accidentally turned on by one of the cats after the kitten got inside. But Knutton said the kitten was too small to even get onto the work surface.}}

    Verb

    (head)