单词 | suffragating |
释义 | † suffragatingadj. Obsolete. 1. That provides help, assistance, or support. rare. ΚΠ 1660 A. Woodhead tr. St. Augustine Life iv. ii. 50 In his Art he [sc. a magician] was to sacrifice some live-creatures for me, and by those religious honours to attract unto me some suffragating Daemons [L. suffragatura daemonia]. 2. That votes or has the right to vote; (also) indicating a vote in favour of a person, proposal, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > assent > [adjective] assentantc1400 subscribing?1591 condescending1655 suffragating1684 assentient1851 assenting1878 yea-saying1927 the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > expression of choice by some approved method > [adjective] voting1653 suffragating1684 1684 J. Dryden Prol. Univ. Oxf. in Misc. Poems 274 Nations su'd to be made Free of Rome. Not in the suffragating Tribes to stand, But in your utmost, last, Provincial Band. 1850 J. S. Blackie tr. Æschylus Lyrical Dramas II. 119 These words the Argive people Answered with suffragating hands, nor waited The herald's call to register their votes: Just eloquence ruled their willing ear. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019). < adj.1660 |
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