noun
suffrage
SUF-rij/ˈsʌfrɪdʒ/
The right to vote in political elections.
The constitution guarantees equal suffrage to all adult citizens.
Etymology
Latin suffragium connected public support with a vote and the right to cast one. English suffrage likewise came to name the political right, though the Latin word’s deeper origin remains uncertain.
In context
elections should be conducted on the basis of adult suffrage this means that every person who is a citizen of India and who is not less than 18 years of age they can vote in elections
More examples
- The museum highlights the long campaign for women's suffrage.
- Universal suffrage gives every adult citizen the right to vote.
- The proposed law extends suffrage to citizens living abroad.
Forms
suffragist noun — A person who advocates extending voting rights.
Similar words
- franchise
- Also means voting rights, often in the phrase “the franchise.”
- enfranchisement
- The granting of voting rights, rather than the rights themselves.