I.v. dep. n. [suffragium], publicists' t. t., to vote for, to support with one's vote and interest.
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.—
II. Transf., in gen., to be favorable, to favor, recommend, support (class.; syn.: faveo, studeo).
(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,” Cic. 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.—
(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.
