参政権(さんせいけん)

さんせいけん
noun
suffrage, right to participate in government
formallegal
1. suffrage, political rights, right to participate in government
The right of citizens to participate in political processes, including the right to vote and the right to run for office.
女性(じょせい)の参政権(さんせいけん)が認(みと)められた。
Women's suffrage was recognized.
参政権(さんせいけん)は民主主義(みんしゅしゅぎ)の基本(きほん)だ。
Suffrage is fundamental to democracy.
日本(にほん)では満(まん)18歳(さい)から参政権(さんせいけん)が与(あた)えられる。
In Japan, political rights are granted from the age of 18.

Forms

参政(さんせい) (participation in government) + 権(けん) (right). 参政(さんせい) itself is 参(さん) (participate) + 政(せい) (politics).

Usage

Includes both 選挙権(せんきょけん) (right to vote) and 被選挙権(ひせんきょけん) (right to run for office). Often appears in discussions of history, civics, and constitutional law.

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Related Words

Related: 選挙権(せんきょけん) (right to vote, suffrage)
Compare: 被選挙権(ひせんきょけん) (right to run for office)
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Added 2026.3.20 10:07 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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