suffrage
UK/'sʌfridʒ/US
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Definitions
n.
The right to vote in political elections
选举权；投票权；参政权
Root Breakdown
Native Englishsuffrageother
=suffrage
Common Collocations
- 1.women's suffrage女性选举权
- 2.universal suffrage普选权
- 3.suffrage movement选举权运动
- 4.extend suffrage扩大选举权
Example Sentences
- 1.
Women's suffrage was a landmark achievement in the fight for gender equality.
- 2.
Universal suffrage means that every adult citizen has the right to vote.
- 3.
Activists campaigned for decades before suffrage was extended to all minorities.