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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSuffrage
/ˈsʌfrɪdʒ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The right to vote in political elections.
"Universal suffrage is a fundamental right of modern democracy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Latin suffragium 'voting tablet, vote, political support', perhaps from sub- 'from below' + frangere 'to break'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Suffrage" is said worldwide
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suffrage
Transliteration: suffrage
"Le suffrage universel a été adopté en 1848."
Wahlrecht
Transliteration: Wahlrecht
"Das Frauenwahlrecht war ein wichtiger Meilenstein."
suffragio
Transliteration: suffragio
"La lotta per il suffragio universale è stata lunga."
sufragio
Transliteration: sufragio
"El sufragio universal es la base de la democracia."
sufrágio
Transliteration: sufrágio
"A luta pelo sufrágio feminino marcou o século XX."
मताधिकार
Transliteration: matadhikar
"सार्वभौमिक मताधिकार लोकतंत्र का आधार है।"
选举权
Transliteration: xuǎnjǔquán
"争取女性选举权的运动历时数十年。"
참정권
Transliteration: chamjeonggwon
"모든 시민은 동등한 참정권을 가집니다."
参政権
Transliteration: sanseiken
"女性参政権の獲得は歴史的な出来事でした。"
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