Definition

Noun: The legally established minimum age at which a person gains the right to participate in public elections by casting a ballot.

Usage

This term is used to specify a legal threshold related to civic participation and political rights. It is a fixed, compound noun. * The voting age in many countries is 18. * A proposal to lower the voting age to 16 was debated in parliament. * She will reach the voting age just in time for the next presidential election.

Advanced Usage

• To come of voting age: To reach the legal age for voting.
  • Thousands of young people come of voting age every year.
• Voting-age population: A demographic term referring to the total number of people in a region who are old enough to vote, regardless of their registration status.
  • The campaign aimed to reach a majority of the voting-age population.

Variants and Related Words

• Eligibility age: A more general term for the age required for any specific right or privilege.
• Suffrage: The right to vote in political elections.
• Enfranchisement: The granting of the right to vote, especially to a group that previously did not have it.

Synonyms

• Franchise age
• Electoral age

Related Phrases

• Age of majority: The age at which a person is legally considered an adult, which often, but not always, coincides with the voting age.
  • The age of majority is 18, which includes the right to vote and sign contracts.

Noun

1. the age at which a person is old enough to vote in public elections