用語集の用語
Universal suffrage
定義
The right of all adult citizens to vote, subject only to narrow and justified exceptions — a standard reached in most countries only in the twentieth century.
関連項目
Suffrage
The right to vote, and the historical question of who holds it — the franchise has expanded and contracted repeatedly in most countries.
Disenfranchisement
The loss or denial of voting rights, whether by law, administration or obstruction — its effect is measurable regardless of whether the intent can be shown.