'suggestion' is a correct and commonly used word in written English. You can use it whenever you have an idea or recommendation that you would like to put forward. For example, "I have a suggestion that we should try using a different approach to this project.".
I have a suggestion.
It is understood that Ed Miliband regrets the suggestion was made and does not want the policy dispute between him and the former business secretary to include such allegations.
So here's my suggestion.
(It may have banged another nail into the coffin of elected local authorities with its suggestion that electoral officials need closer central supervision and more uniform standards).
It was a performance, and a result, that does little to discredit the suggestion Pearce has lost the dressing room.
"I am upset at the suggestion I and public policy could be bought," he said.
The suggestion is viewed as a positive and pragmatic step by many, but there is no question it represents a significant retreat for the Church of England.
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