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enfranchisement Definition


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enfranchise
verb enfranchised, enfranchising
    formal:
    1. To give someone the right to vote in elections.
    2. To set someone free, especially from slavery.
      Thesaurus: free, release, liberate, emancipate.
    3. To give (a town) the right to be represented in parliament.
Derivative: enfranchisement
noun
    The conferring of rights, especially to vote in elections.
Etymology: 16c: from French enfranchir to set free, from franc free.



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