suffrage

• Sustantivo que designa el derecho legal y político de votar en elecciones, especialmente el sufragio activo reconocido a los ciudadanos, así como el ejercicio de ese derecho y el sistema o institución que lo regula.

A noun referring to the legal right to vote in political elections, as guaranteed by constitutional amendments.

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1. B2formal

   The legal right to vote in political elections, a fundamental right in democratic societies.

   Derecho al voto

   • The 19th Amendment granted women suffrage in the United States.
   • Universal suffrage is a cornerstone of modern democracy.
   • The fight for suffrage was a long and difficult struggle.

   Sinónimosenfranchisementfranchise

   Antónimosdisenfranchisement