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suffrāgātor (subf-), ōris, m. [suffragor],

  1. I. one who votes for another, a supporter, partisan, suffragator (class.): suffragatorum comparatio, Cic. Mur. 21, 44: historicis notior, suffragatoribus obscurior, id. ib. 7, 16: ex fucosis firmi suffragatores evadunt, Q. Cic. Pet. Cons. 9, 35: meus in petendis honoribus, Plin. Ep. 4, 17, 6; id. Pan. 92, 3: competitoris sui suffragatorem agere, Val. Max. 4, 5, 3: candidati laborare desiimus: suffragatores incipimus, Sen. Brev. Vit. 17, 5.
    With gen.-obj.: quaesturae, for the office of quæstor, Sen. Ben. 7, 28, 2.
  2. II. Transf., in gen., a favorer, supporter: te et suffragatores tuos ulciscar, Plaut. Cas. 2, 4, 20: propter studia suffragatorum, Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 18: cum suffragatore suo, Suet. Vesp. 23; Plin. Ep. 3, 20, 5; App. Dogm. Plat. 2, p. 16, 56.

2. suffrāgo, āvi, 1, v. a., = suffragor.

  1. I. In gen., to favor, support, vote for, Sisenn. ap. Non. 468, 12.
  2. II. Absol.
      1. 1. To agree with, Pomp. ap. Non. 468, 7 (Com. Fragm. 106 Rib.).
      2. 2. To proceed favorably: opera, Vulg. 3 Esd. 6, 10.

suffrāgor, ātus, 1, v. dep. n. [suffragium], publicists’ t. t., to vote for, to support with one’s vote and interest.

  1. I. Lit.: si nihil erit praeter ipsorum suffragium, tenue est; si, ut suffragantur, nihil valent gratiā, Cic. Mur. 34, 71: suffragandi libido, id. Leg. 3, 15, 34: convenerant undique, non suffragandi modo sed etiam spectandi causā P. Scipionis, Liv. 28, 38, 8.
  2. II. Transf., in gen., to be favorable, to favor, recommend, support (class.; syn.: faveo, studeo).
          1. (α) With dat.: domus suffragata domino, Cic. Off. 1, 39, 138; id. Planc. 1, 1: tibi Hortensius suffragatur, me oppugnat, id. Div. in Caecil. 7, 23: mihi videris fratrem laudando suffragari tibi, id. Leg. 1, 1, 1: cui legi istius spes falsa et insignis impudentia maxime suffragatur, id. Verr. 2, 5, 69, § 178: a te peto, ut dignitati meae suffrageris, Planc. ap Cic. Fam. 10, 7, 2: laudi nostrae, Lentul. ib. 12, 14, 4: huic consilio suffragabatur etiam illa res, quod, etc., * Caes. B. C. 1, 61; cf.: voluntas defuncti ei sententiae, Dig. 32, 1, 95: pronuntiatio, cui suffragatur vox facilis, Quint. 11, 3, 40.
          2. (β) Absol.: fortunā suffragante videris res maximas consecutus, Cic. Fam. 10, 5, 3: eximiam gloriam et dignitatem esse oportet in eo, quem homines ignoti nullis suffragantibus honore afficiant, Q. Cic. Pet. Cons. 7, 28: suffragante Theramene, Nep. Alcib. 5, 4; Val. Max. 4, 7, 6: si memoria suffragatur, tempus non defuit, Quint. 11, 2, 45; so, tempus, id. 11, 2, 48: cogitatio, id. 11, 3, 121: satius est se excutere et non suffragari, Sen. Ep. 118, 2.