| A | B |
| Franchise | right to vote |
| perspective | point of view |
| suffragette | woman who agitated for women to have the right to vote |
| BWSS | Bermuda Women's Suffrage Society |
| CUAS | Committee for Universal Adult Suffrage |
| plus vote | allowing an extra vote based on qualifications or serving in the army |
| plural voting | a vote was given in every parish in which property worth more than £60 was held. |
| Plumping | the practice of voting for one candidate used by black voters to ensure a black candidate could be elected to the legislature |
| Universal Adult Suffrage | all adults have the right to vote if they are of age |
| Constituency | areas into which a country is divided for election purposes |
| Party politics | political organization that can influence government |
| Political party | a formally constituted political group that contests elections and attempts to form or take part in a government |
| Legislature | the law making arm of government |