right to vote

/raɪt tə voʊt/

/raɪt tu vəʊt/

Other forms: rights to vote

Definitions of right to vote

1. noun

   a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment
   synonyms: suffrage, vote

   types:

   universal suffrage

   suffrage for all adults who are not disqualified by the laws of the country

   type of:

   enfranchisement, franchise

   a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)