enfranchisement

Definition of Enfranchisement in English :

1. enfranchisement

freedom from political subjugation or servitude

2. enfranchisement, franchise

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

3. certification, enfranchisement

the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Enfranchisement

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.

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