Sentence examples for suffrage set from inspiring English sources
They argued for universal suffrage, set up colleges and co-operatives, and laboured for the labourer.
The light-skinned Creole elite, who opposed universal suffrage, set up the Suriname National Party (Nationale Partij Suriname; NPS).
China rules Hong Kong under a "one country, two systems" formula that accords the former British colony a degree of autonomy and freedoms not enjoyed in mainland China, with universal suffrage set as an eventual goal.
Universal suffrage was set as an eventual goal but Beijing last month rejected demands for people to choose the city's next leader in 2017, allowing a vote but only with pre-selected candidates.
Universal suffrage was set as an eventual goal.
By denying women, minorities and in some cases those who didnt own land the right to vote, the early Founders set in motion long, just and difficult battles for full suffrage.
The suffrage movement had been founded on a set of ideas about women's supposed moral superiority.
That process in turn set in motion a transition toward universal suffrage and a true electoral democracy, which culminated in the 1994 election of a government led by the black majority under the leadership of the long-imprisoned dissident Nelson Mandela.
The first time the chief executive will be directly elected through universal suffrage in 2017, which means she can help to set the rules without having a vested interest as a participant herself.
From 1820 to 1850, Jacksonian democracy began a set of reforms which included wider male suffrage; it led to the rise of the Second Party System of Democrats and Whigs as the dominant parties from 1828 to 1854.
Democracy activists are also making a push this summer to introduce a system of universal suffrage to elect Hong Kong's leaders.In an unusual move China set out its grievances with Vietnam over disputed territory in the South China Sea in a letter to the UN.
