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suffrāgĭum, ii, n. [perh. kindr. with suffrago, and therefore, prop., the pasternbone; cf. Wunder, Var. Lect. p. 169; hence, transf.], publicists’ and jurid. t. t., a votingtablet, a ballot (syn. tabella), and in gen., a vote, voice, suffrage (freq. and class.).

  1. I. Lit.: dicam et versabor in re difficili, suffragia magistratu mandando aut reo judicando clam an palam ferre melius esset … Ego in istā sum sententia, quā te fuisse semper scio, nihil ut fuerit in suffragiis voce melius, Cic. Leg. 3, 15, 33: comitiis aediliciis suffragium ferre, Varr. R. R. 3, 2, 1; cf.: de ejus capite, liberis, fortunis omnibus, conductos et sicarios suffragium ferre et eam legem putare, Cic. Dom. 18, 46: ferunt suffragia, id. Rep. 1, 31, 47: te suffragium tulisse in illā lege, id. Fam. 11, 27, 7: dum diribentur suffragia, Varr. R. R. 3, 2, 1: suffragia aut scita multitudinis, Cic. Leg. 1, 16, 43: sine suffragio populi aedilitatem gerere, Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 28: suffragiis tres ex tribus generibus creati sunt, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 51, § 127: alii suffragium ineunt, Liv. 3, 17: centurias in suffragium mittere, id. 31, 7: vobismet ipsis per suffragia uti praesides olim, nunc dominos destinatis, Sall. H. 3, 61, 6 Dietsch: ut suffragia non in multitudinis, sed in locupletium potestate essent, Cic. Rep. 2, 22, 39; cf. Fest. p. 334 Müll.: libera, Juv. 8, 211: tacita, i. e. secret voting, Plin. Ep. 3, 20, 7; 4, 25, 1 et saep.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. The right of voting right of suffrage: populi esse, non senatus, suffragium, quibus velit, impartiri, Liv. 38, 36, 8: si suffragium detur, id. 4, 49 fin.: ut populus Romanus suffragio privaretur, Cic. Agr. 2, 7, 17: quod interrogem, quem nemo congressu, nemo suffragio, nemo luce dignum putet, id. Vatin. 1, 2: suffragia populo reddere, the elections, Suet. Calig. 16.
    2. B. In gen., a decision, judgment, opinion: rhetor suffragio tuo et compotorum tuorum, Cic. Phil. 2, 17, 42: (apes) concorde suffragio deterrimos (reges) necant, Plin. 11, 16, 16, § 51.
      1. 2. In partic., a favorable decision, assent, approbation, applause (post-Aug.): ventosae plebis suffragia, Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 37; 2, 2, 103: voto et suffragio prosequor, Plin. Ep. 10, 18, 1; Dig. 24, 1, 24 al.: Dentatus vel numerosissima suffragia habet, i.e. very many authors who award to him the palm of bravery, Plin. 7, 28, 29, § 101.