suffrage

英 [ˈsʌfrɪdʒ]

美 [ˈsʌfrɪdʒ]

n.  选举权; 投票权

复数：suffrages　

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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

• Universal suffrage is thus the gauge of the maturity of the working class.
  因此，普选制是测量工人阶级成熟性的标尺。
• She was a strong advocate of women's suffrage.
  她是女性选举权的坚定倡导者。
• People have been demanding a legislature chosen by universal suffrage.
  民众要求立法机关通过普选的方式选出。
• The president is elected directly by adult suffrage.
  总统是直接通过成年人普选产生的。
• Members of the European Parliament shall be elected by direct universal suffrage in a free and secret ballot.
  欧洲议会议员应经由普遍、直接、无记名之自由选举方式产生。
• 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。
• Second, male suffrage was generally accepted in the United States by the early years of the19th century;
  其次，19世纪初美国已经普遍实行男子选举权制度。
• They robbed thousands of voters of their suffrage.
  他们剥夺了成千上万选民的选举权。
• 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。
• It is elected by universal suffrage according to a system of proportional representation to multi-member constituencies.
  它是由按照一定选区一定比例的原则普选产生的。