The Clue
Citizen's franchise (4 letter answer)
The Answer
VOTE
Tags
Notes
The answer VOTE is common and appears about once every 225 puzzles.
Related Clues
Ballot
Franchise
One man, one ___
Plebiscite
Suffrage
Tally
Blackball, e.g.
Canvasser's concern
Cast a ballot
Exercise a right
November catchword
November exhortation
November tally
November word
Politician's plea
Politician's quest
Right of suffrage
Show of hands
Suffragists' quest
Yea or nay
Capitol Hill action
Declare up or down
End of many a race
Exercise one's franchise
Go for a party, say
Say "aye," say
Say yea or nay
Show of hands, e.g.
Drop paper in a box, maybe
Have one's say in the U.S.A.
Have one's say, in a way
It may result in a landslide
Privilege of those 18 and over
Raise one's hand, say
Stand up and be counted
Susan B. Anthony's goal
What an office seeker seeks
Subject of the 19th, 24th and 26th Amendments
Definition
VOTE as a noun:
1. (vote, ballot, voting, balloting) = a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"
2. the opinion of a group as determined by voting; "they put the question to a vote"
3. (right to vote, vote, suffrage) = a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment; "American women got the vote in 1920"
4. a body of voters who have the same interests; "he failed to get the Black vote"
5. (vote, voter turnout) = the total number of votes cast; "they are hoping for a large vote"
VOTE as a verb:
1. express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote; "He voted for the motion"; "None of the Democrats voted last night"
2. express one's choice or preference by vote; "vote the Democratic ticket"
3. express a choice or opinion; "I vote that we all go home"; "She voted for going to the Chinese restaurant"
4. be guided by in voting; "vote one's conscience"
5. bring into existence or make available by vote; "They voted aid for the underdeveloped countries in Asia"