🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

allgemeines Wahlrecht

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈalɡəmaɪnəs ˈvaːlʁɛçt

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Universal suffrage/ˌjuː.nɪˈvɜː.səl ˈsʌf.rɪdʒ/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Das allgemeine Wahlrecht ist ein Grundpfeiler der Demokratie."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The right of all adult citizens to vote in democratic elections.

    "The historic constitution guaranteed universal suffrage for every citizen regardless of gender or property ownership."
  2. 2

    The extension of the franchise to all eligible members of a state.

    "Universal suffrage became the core demand of the civil rights and feminist movements in the early 20th century."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term universal derives from the Latin universalis, meaning 'belonging to all,' from universus. Suffrage comes from the Latin suffragium, meaning 'voting tablet, vote, or political support,' historically linked to the support given by a patron or the casting of votes in ancient Rome.

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