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

• 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。
• 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。
• The voters gave their suffrage to him.
  投票人都投票选他。
• 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。
• 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？
• Suffrage is universal over 18.
  凡年满18岁者都有选举权。
• We have spent enough time and effort over the past two years on the question of universal suffrage and we should refocus and redeploy our time and energy on other matters, he said.
  梁振英表示：过去两年，我们已在普选的问题上花费了足够多的时间和精力。我们应该将时间和精力重新聚焦和部署到其他事务上。
• 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。
• A new constitution, proclaimed in1962, abolished capital punishment, provided for female suffrage, and established a Supreme Court to guarantee fundamental liberties.
  1962年，新的宪法颁布，其中废除了死刑，赋予女性选举权，并确立了最高法院具有保障基本自由的权利。