Hypernym

noun

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

Domain_of_synset_-_TOPIC

law 1

noun

the collection of rules imposed by authority

right to vote 1

noundomain: property

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment

Examples

1.American women got the vote in 1920

Synonyms

vote 3
a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment
suffrage 1
a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment

Hyponym

universal suffrage 1

noun

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

census suffrage 1

noun

a system where the votes cast by those eligible to vote are not equal, but are weighed differently according to the person's rank in the census (e.g., people with high income have more votes than those with a small income).

Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC

law 1

noun

the collection of rules imposed by authority