Conversation

#WordOfTheDay

suffrage

/ˈsʌfrɪdʒ/
noun
mass noun The right to vote in political elections.

Origin
The modern sense of ‘right to vote’ was originally US (dating from the late 18th century).

==========

The phrase "universal suffrage" has the implication that we humans would be allowed to vote on any planet, not just our poorly maintained sphere.