公こう民みん権けん

noun

civil rights; citizenship rights; franchise

Refers to the rights of citizens, especially in legal and political contexts. Often used in phrases like 公民権運動 (civil rights movement) or 公民権停止 (suspension of civil rights).

• 1960年ねん代だいのアメリカでは公こう民みん権けん運うん動どうが盛さかんだった。

  In the 1960s, the civil rights movement was active in the United States.