Dreiklassenwahlrecht

German (Berlin)

noun
Definitions
  • (historical) three-class suffrage, three-class franchise : a form of used in Prussia in which voters were divided into three classes based on how much they paid in taxes, with the votes of those who paid more taxes (the rich) given more weight

Etymology

Compound from German drei (three) + German Klassen + German Wahlrecht.

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German (Berlin)

Wahlrecht

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