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right to vote vs universal suffrage

universal suffrage vs right to vote

right to vote and universal suffrage both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
right to vote Yes No No No
universal suffrage Yes No No No
As nouns, universal suffrage is a hyponym of right to vote; that is, universal suffrage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than right to vote:
  • right to vote: a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment
  • universal suffrage: suffrage for all adults who are not disqualified by the laws of the country
Other hyponyms of right to vote include censitary suffrage, census suffrage.
right to vote (noun) universal suffrage (noun)
a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment suffrage for all adults who are not disqualified by the laws of the country
Difference between right to vote and universal suffrage

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