universal suffrage

English

The European Parliament is the only supranational organ elected with universal suffrage.

Noun

universal suffrage (uncountable)

1. 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.
   • CIHAN. (2014). KA-DER demands equity on 80th anniversary of universal suffrage:

     On Dec. 5, 1934, women gained full universal suffrage in Turkey...

Related terms

• suffragette
• suffragettism
• suffragist

Translations

the right to vote in a political election for all citizens

• Azerbaijani: ümumi seçki hüququ
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 普選權／普选权 (zh) (pǔxuǎnquán), 普遍選舉／普遍选举 (pǔbiàn xuǎnjǔ), 普通選舉／普通选举 (pǔtōng xuǎnjǔ)

• Danish: almindelig stemmeret c, almindelig valgret c
• Finnish: yleinen äänioikeus
• French: suffrage universel (fr) m
• German: allgemeines Wahlrecht n
• Portuguese: sufrágio universal (pt) m
• Romanian: sufragiu universal (ro) n
• Russian: всео́бщее избира́тельное пра́во (vseóbščeje izbirátelʹnoje právo)
• Swedish: allmän rösträtt

See also

• universal suffrage on Wikipedia.Wikipedia