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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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