🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

普通選挙

Pronunciation / Transliteration: futsū senkyo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Universal suffrage/ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːrsəl ˈsʌfrɪdʒ/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"普通選挙は民主主義の根本的な原則です。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The right of all adult citizens to vote in democratic elections.

    "The historic constitution guaranteed universal suffrage for every citizen regardless of gender or property ownership."
  2. 2

    The extension of the franchise to all eligible members of a state.

    "Universal suffrage became the core demand of the civil rights and feminist movements in the early 20th century."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'universus' (combined into one, whole) and 'suffragium' (voting tablet, vote, suffrage). The term gained widespread political significance during the 19th and 20th-century democratic reform movements demanding voting rights for all adult citizens without distinction of race, gender, belief, or social status.

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