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enfranchisement
en·fran·chise E0143800 (ĕn-frăn′chīz′)tr.v. en·fran·chised, en·fran·chis·ing, en·fran·chis·es 1. To endow with the rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote.2. To free, as from bondage.3. To bestow a franchise on.
[Middle English enfraunchisen, from Old French enfranchir, enfranchiss-, to set free : en-, intensive pref.; see en-1 + franchir (from franc, free; see frank1).]
en·fran′chise′ment n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | enfranchisement - freedom from political subjugation or servitudefreedom - the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints | | 2. | enfranchisement - a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)franchiselegal right - a right based in lawright to vote, suffrage, vote - a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment; "American women got the vote in 1920"law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | | 3. | enfranchisement - the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise oncertificationempowerment, authorisation, authorization - the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrantaccreditation - the act of granting credit or recognition (especially with respect to educational institution that maintains suitable standards); "a commission is responsible for the accreditation of medical schools"disenfranchisement - the act of withdrawing certification or terminating a franchise |
enfranchisementnoun giving the vote, giving voting rights, granting voting rights, granting suffrage or the franchise Sylvia Pankhurst, who fought for women's enfranchisementTranslationsaffrancamentodiritto di votoenfranchisement
enfranchisement (en-fran?chiz'ment) [Fr. enfranchir, to free] A recognized freedom to participate fully in society, such as the right to citizenship and the right to vote. See: disenfranchisementenfranchisement
EnfranchisementThe act of making free (as from Slavery); giving a franchise or freedom to; investiture with privileges or capacities of freedom, or municipal or political liberty. Conferring the privilege of voting upon classes of persons who have not previously possessed such. enfranchisement 1 the granting of the right to vote. 2 the granting of voting rights to the holders of non-voting shares. 3 in England and Wales the power to leaseholders to acquire a 90-year lease extension of their lease or buy the freehold collectively with other lessees in their building. There is also the right to buy the freehold in a house which is subject to a lease. There are detailed procedures and there is a Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to resolve any disputes as to the price that ought to be paid. enfranchisement
Synonyms for enfranchisementnoun giving the voteSynonyms- giving the vote
- giving voting rights
- granting voting rights
- granting suffrage or the franchise
Synonyms for enfranchisementnoun freedom from political subjugation or servitudeRelated Wordsnoun a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)SynonymsRelated Words- legal right
- right to vote
- suffrage
- vote
- law
- jurisprudence
noun the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise onSynonymsRelated Words- empowerment
- authorisation
- authorization
- accreditation
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