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enfranchisement

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: enfranchisement

1
 n
the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on
2
 n
freedom from political subjugation or servitude
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: enfranchisement
1

n the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on

Synonyms:
certification
Antonyms:
disenfranchisement
the act of withdrawing certification or terminating a franchise
Types:
accreditation
the act of granting credit or recognition (especially with respect to educational institution that maintains suitable standards)
Type of:
authorisation, authorization, empowerment
the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant

n a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)

Synonyms:
franchise
Types:
right to vote, suffrage, vote
a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment
universal suffrage
suffrage for all adults who are not disqualified by the laws of the country
Type of:
legal right
a right based in law
2

n freedom from political subjugation or servitude

Type of:
freedom
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
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