sufragio
suffrage
noun soo-FRAH-hyoh Less Common
Origin: From Latin suffragium ('vote, support').
Also means
vote
Usage Note
Sufragio is the formal term for the right and act of voting. Sufragio universal ('universal suffrage') is the most common colocation. The adjective is sufragista, associated with the early 20th-century voting-rights movement.
Examples
"El sufragio universal es un derecho fundamental."
Natural Translation
Universal suffrage is a fundamental right.
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