Meanings
noununiversal suffrage (uncountable)
- uncountableThe 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.
On Dec. 5, 1934, women gained full universal suffrage in Turkey...
CIHAN. (2014). KA-DER demands equity on 80th anniversary of universal suffrage
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 普選權 /普选权, 普遍選舉 /普遍选举
- 普選權 /普选权 (pǔxuǎnquán)the right to vote in a political election for all citizens
- 普遍選舉 /普遍选举 (pǔbiàn xuǎnjǔ)the right to vote in a political election for all citizens
- 普通選舉 /普通选举 (pǔtōng xuǎnjǔ)the right to vote in a political election for all citizens
Danish almindelig stemmeret, almindelig valgret
- almindelig stemmeretthe right to vote in a political election for all citizens
- almindelig valgretthe right to vote in a political election for all citizens
Finnish yleinen äänioikeus
- yleinen äänioikeusthe right to vote in a political election for all citizens
French suffrage universel
- suffrage universelthe right to vote in a political election for all citizens
German allgemeines Wahlrecht
- allgemeines Wahlrechtthe right to vote in a political election for all citizens
Hindi सार्वजनिक मताधिकार, सार्वजनीन मताधिकार
- सार्वजनिक मताधिकार (sārvajanik matādhikār)the right to vote in a political election for all citizens
- सार्वजनीन मताधिकार (sārvajanīn matādhikār)the right to vote in a political election for all citizens
- सार्वभौमिक मताधिकार (sārvabhaumik matādhikār)the right to vote in a political election for all citizens
Indonesian hak pilih universal
- hak pilih universalthe right to vote in a political election for all citizens
Portuguese sufrágio universal
- sufrágio universalthe right to vote in a political election for all citizens
Romanian sufragiu universal
- sufragiu universalthe right to vote in a political election for all citizens
Russian всео́бщее избира́тельное пра́во
- всео́бщее избира́тельное пра́во (vseóbščeje izbirátelʹnoje právo)the right to vote in a political election for all citizens
Swedish allmän rösträtt
- allmän rösträttthe right to vote in a political election for all citizens
Cite this entry
APA
universal suffrage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/universal%20suffrage
MLA
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Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “universal suffrage,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/universal%20suffrage.
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