active suffrage

noun

The constitutional right of a citizen to vote in elections, referendums, or plebiscites to choose their representatives and participate in the political decisions of the state.

Meanings

noun
  1. The constitutional right of a citizen to vote in elections, referendums, or plebiscites to choose their representatives and participate in the political decisions of the state.

Translations

Spanish sufragio activo
  • sufragio activoThe constitutional right of a citizen to vote in elections, referendums, or pleb
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