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UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Suffrage for all adults who are not disqualified by the laws of the country
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("universal suffrage" is a kind of...):
right to vote; suffrage; vote (a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment)