Definition

Proper noun: - The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution: A constitutional amendment ratified in 1920 that prohibits the United States and its individual states from denying citizens the right to vote based on sex, thereby establishing women's suffrage nationwide.

Usage Examples

• Proper noun:
  • The ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment was a pivotal victory for the women's suffrage movement.
  • Before the Nineteenth Amendment, many women in the United States were not allowed to vote in elections.

Advanced Usage

• "the spirit of the Nineteenth Amendment": This phrase is used to refer to the broader principles of gender equality and political participation embodied by the amendment, beyond just the legal right to vote.
  • Her work in encouraging civic engagement truly captures the spirit of the Nineteenth Amendment.

Variants and Related Words

• Nineteenth: The ordinal number (19th) used in the amendment's title.
• Amendment: A formal change or addition to a legal document, especially a constitution.
• Suffrage: The right to vote in political elections.
• Women's suffrage: The right of women to vote.

Synonyms

• Women's voting rights amendment: A descriptive synonym highlighting the amendment's core purpose.
• The Susan B. Anthony Amendment: A historical nickname for the amendment, named after a prominent leader in the suffrage movement.

Related Phrases

• "the right to vote shall not be denied... on account of sex": This is the core operative clause extracted from the text of the Nineteenth Amendment itself.
  • The Nineteenth Amendment states that "the right to vote shall not be denied... on account of sex."

Noun

1. an amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1920; guarantees that no state can deny the right to vote on the basis of sex