投票権(とうひょうけん)

とうひょうけん
noun
right to vote; voting rights; suffrage
1. right to vote; voting rights; suffrage
The legal right to cast a vote in an election. In Japan it is granted to citizens aged 18 and over.
投票権(とうひょうけん)を得(え)る。
I gain the right to vote.
十八(じゅうはっ)歳(さい)から投票権(とうひょうけん)がある。
You have the right to vote from age eighteen.
投票権(とうひょうけん)は民主主義(みんしゅしゅぎ)を支(ささ)える大切(たいせつ)な権利(けんり)だ。
The right to vote is an important right that supports democracy.

Compound of 投票(とうひょう) (voting) + 権(けん) (right). The 〜権(けん) suffix forms many "right to ~" words.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 投票権(とうひょうけん)がある: to have the right to vote
  • 投票権(とうひょうけん)を行使(こうし)する: to exercise one's vote

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 選挙権(せんきょけん): the right to vote in elections — the formal legal term
  • 被選挙権(ひせんきょけん): the right to be elected (to run for office)
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