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*2 : a vote given in [[deciding]] a controverted question or electing a [[person]] for an office or [[trust]]
*2 : a vote given in [[deciding]] a controverted question or electing a [[person]] for an office or [[trust]]
*3 : the [[right]] of voting : franchise; also : the [[exercise]] of such right
*3 : the [[right]] of voting : franchise; also : the [[exercise]] of such right
<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Suffrage''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Suffrage '''''this link'''''].</center>
==Description==
==Description==
'''Suffrage''', [[political]] franchise, or simply the franchise is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_right civil right] to [[vote]], or the [[exercise]] of that right. In [[English]], suffrage and its synonyms are sometimes also used to mean the right to run for office (to be a [[candidate]]), but there are no [[established]] qualifying terms to distinguish between these different [[meanings]] of the term(s). The right to run for office is sometimes called ([[candidate]]) eligibility, and the combination of both rights is sometimes called full suffrage. In many other [[languages]], the right to vote is called the active right to vote and the right to be voted for (to run for office) is called the passive right to vote. In [[English]], these are rarely called active suffrage and passive suffrage.
'''Suffrage''', [[political]] franchise, or simply the franchise is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_right civil right] to [[vote]], or the [[exercise]] of that right. In [[English]], suffrage and its synonyms are sometimes also used to mean the right to run for office (to be a [[candidate]]), but there are no [[established]] qualifying terms to distinguish between these different [[meanings]] of the term(s). The right to run for office is sometimes called ([[candidate]]) eligibility, and the combination of both rights is sometimes called full suffrage. In many other [[languages]], the right to vote is called the active right to vote and the right to be voted for (to run for office) is called the passive right to vote. In [[English]], these are rarely called active suffrage and passive suffrage.