hak pilih

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of hak +‎ pilih. Coined coined by Komisi Istilah in 1954 to translate Dutch kiesrecht.

Noun

hak pilih (uncountable)

1. (politics) suffrage, voting right

Synonyms

• hak mengundi (Standard Malay)
• hak suara
• hak undi (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “hak pilih” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.