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Example sentences for "universal suffrage"

  • I agree with you that it would be more prudent to ask for the less, and I agree also with you in thinking that with our present experience we should not venture on universal suffrage if it could be had.

  • Already has this spirit broken forth in denunciation of the right of universal suffrage.

  • Universal suffrage is the gauge of the maturity of the working class.

  • Hitherto the passing of the suffrage bill had been prevented by the opposition of the Upper House (which was not chosen by universal suffrage).

  • Woman's suffrage is opposed by the Clericals and the Social-Democrats, who favor only male suffrage in the impending introduction of universal suffrage[80].

  • The report was very explicit against universal suffrage, and closed by advising that the bill be rejected at once, without passing even to second reading.

  • The Assembly has met--the President has demanded the restoration of universal suffrage, and the Assembly has refused to grant it.

  • The restoration of universal suffrage is urged, finally, on the ground that it will give an additional chance of securing the revision of the Constitution.

  • To proceed forthwith to the preparation and convocation of a Constituent Assembly, based on universal suffrage.

  • The members of both chambers owe their election to universal suffrage; but the Senate is not elected directly by the people and the Chamber of Deputies is.

  • This council, which consists for the most part of business and professional men, is elected by universal suffrage, each canton in the department contributing one member.

  • The councils general are elected by universal suffrage of all citizens and those who, though not citizens, have been granted the political franchise.

  • Therefore an empire ought to be founded on an expression of the will of the people,--in plain words, on universal suffrage.

  • Louis Napoleon had entire confidence that all elections by universal suffrage would be in his favor.

  • Louis Napoleon's earliest "idea" had been that France needed an emperor whose throne should be based on universal suffrage.

  • He was to be elected by universal suffrage.

  • Suppose all these things were to happen with a Parliament elected by Universal Suffrage, and under a Republican form of Government[.

  • Universal suffrage is re-established; the law of the 31st May is repealed.

  • A legislative body discussing and voting laws, named by universal suffrage.

  • The present Parliaments in Prussia and the Empire are Constitutional Parliaments in the English sense, elected by universal suffrage, the one indirectly, the other directly.

  • In the minds of these objectors the only alternative to deductive thought from simple principles seems to be the attitude of Prince Bülow, in his speech in the Reichstag on universal suffrage.

  • The world has talked of universal suffrage; but it has made it universal only to man.

  • Carry out the republican principle of universal suffrage, or strike it from your banners and substitute "Freedom and Power to one half of society, and Submission and Slavery to the other.

  • The constituency was of a better order than is usually furnished by universal suffrage, and the representation was of a much more elevated character than generally represents such a constituency.

  • He was always opposed to universal suffrage, and made no secret of his sentiments.

  • The arts of the demagogue are by no means unknown in this land of universal suffrage, and frantic appeals were made to them on this occasion, but the government remained entirely unimpressed, to its praise be it said.

  • Another victim of universal suffrage, the barber Chauvin, has also returned to his dear razors.

  • Another project is that of universal suffrage.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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