Noun
das Stimmrecht
Pronunciation: [ˈʃtɪmˌʁɛçt]
right to vote, suffrage (the legal right of a citizen to participate in elections and manifest their political will)
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plural Stimmrechte
Meanings
Noun
- right to vote, suffrage (the legal right of a citizen to participate in elections and manifest their political will)
- voting right (the right of a shareholder to vote on matters of corporate policy and the composition of the board of directors)
Example sentence
Das allgemeine Stimmrecht ist ein Grundpfeiler jeder modernen Demokratie und sichert die politische Teilhabe der Bürger.
Universal suffrage is a cornerstone of every modern democracy and ensures the political participation of citizens.
Word forms
singular
das Stimmrecht
plural
die Stimmrechte
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Stimmrecht
Accusativedas Stimmrecht
Dativedem Stimmrecht
Genitivedes Stimmrechts
Plural
Nominativedie Stimmrechte
Accusativedie Stimmrechte
Dativeden Stimmrechten
Genitiveder Stimmrechte
Usage
- ein Stimmrecht haben — Have the right to vote.
- Stimmrecht / Stimme abgeben — The right to participate in a vote versus actually casting a vote.
In der Satzung war das Stimmrecht der Mitglieder geregelt.
The members' voting rights were set out in the statutes.