suffrage

英 [ˈsʌfrɪdʒ]

美 [ˈsʌfrɪdʒ]

n.  选举权; 投票权

复数：suffrages　

TOEFLGRETEM8法律

BNC.10761 / COCA.16498

牛津词典

noun

• 选举权；投票权
  the right to vote in political elections
  1. universal suffrage (= the right of all adults to vote)
     普选权
  2. women's suffrage
     妇女的选举权

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 选举权;投票权
  Suffrageis the right of people to vote for a government or national leader.
  1. He was an advocate of universal suffrage as a basis for social equality.
     他提倡普选权，认为这是社会公平的基础。
  2. ...the women's suffrage movement.
     争取妇女选举权的运动

英英释义

noun

• a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution
  1. American women got the vote in 1920
  Synonym:right to votevote

双语例句

• The president is elected directly by adult suffrage.
  总统是直接通过成年人普选产生的。
• The city's constitution says universal suffrage is the goal, but is vague on the timing.
  《香港基本法》规定了“全民普选”是个目标，但没有说明什么时候实行。
• I've elected economics this year. manhood [ woman] suffrage
  今年我选修了经济学。成年男子[妇女]选举权
• And that no state, without its consent, shall be deprived of its equal suffrage in the senate.
  任何一州，没有它的同意，不得被剥夺它在参议院中的平等投票权。
• Women had to fight for their suffrage.
  妇女须为享有选举权而斗争。
• Geographical constituency elections are held on the basis of universal suffrage.
  地方选区选举以普选方式进行。
• When was universal suffrage introduced in your country?
  你们国家是什么时候开始赋予公民普选权的？
• Women suffrage will not, to say the truth. add to the political confusion.
  说真的，妇女拥有选举权并不会增加政治上的混乱。
• The ultimate aim is the election of both the chief executive and the entire legislature through universal suffrage.
  最终目标是行政长官和整个立法会均透过普选产生。
• China has indicated that it will allow universal suffrage for chief executive election in 2017.
  北京方面已暗示，将允许香港在2017年实现特首普选。