选举权

選舉權

xuǎnjǔquán

noun #22,163

Meanings

1 right to vote
2 suffrage
3 electoral right

Characters

to choose / to elect / to select

to raise / to elect / to hold (an event)

right / power / authority

Examples

争取选举权是女性解放运动的重要目标之一。

Zhēngqǔ xuǎnjǔquán shì nǚxìng jiěfàng yùndòng de zhòngyào mùbiāo zhī yī.

Winning the right to vote was one of the key goals of the women's liberation movement.

年满十八岁的公民享有选举权。

Nián mǎn shíbā suì de gōngmín xiǎngyǒu xuǎnjǔquán.

Citizens who have reached the age of 18 have the right to vote.

Tips

history

The struggle for 选举权 (women's suffrage) was a defining movement of the early 20th century globally. In China, women were granted equal electoral rights in the 1954 constitution.

Stroke Order

选 xuǎn

举 jǔ

权 quán