universal suffrage

noun

: the right of all adult citizens to vote in an election

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The first film talked about universal suffrage, and the second one departed from the books to adapt the real matchgirls’ strike. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Of the 250 years since the country’s founding, less than a quarter unfolded under the aegis of universal suffrage. — Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026

After a referendum, Iran became a constitutional republic, with universal suffrage, a president and a parliament, but one wrapped in a theocracy; ultimate authority rests with the supreme leader. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 22 Mar. 2026

The story of Frederick Douglass’s fight for universal suffrage from the Civil War to the rise of Jim Crow. — Kyana Moghadam, NPR, 10 Mar. 2026