universal suffrage

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universal suffrage

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  1. uncountable The right to vote in a political election for all citizens who have attained the age of majority and are not disenfranchised under the laws of the country. On Dec. 5, 1934, women gained full universal suffrage in Turkey...

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noun the right to vote in a political election for all citizens

中文普選權 /普选权 pǔxuǎnquán, 普遍選舉 /普遍选举 pǔbiàn xuǎnjǔ, 普通選舉 /普通选举 pǔtōng xuǎnjǔ
हिन्दीसार्वजनिक मताधिकार sārvajanik matādhikār, सार्वजनीन मताधिकार sārvajanīn matādhikār, सार्वभौमिक मताधिकार sārvabhaumik matādhikār
Portuguêssufrágio universal
Françaissuffrage universel
Deutschallgemeines Wahlrecht
Românăsufragiu universal
Русскийвсео́бщее избира́тельное пра́во vseóbščeje izbirátelʹnoje právo

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@misc{universal_suffrage_2026,
  title = {universal suffrage},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/universal%20suffrage},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}