enfranchisement
/in'fræntʃizmənt/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The act of granting a franchise or privilege: The formal process of bestowing a specific legal right, power, or status upon a person or group.
- The granting of political rights, especially the right to vote: The act of conferring citizenship or electoral rights upon individuals who were previously denied them.
- Liberation from political bondage or servitude: The state of being freed from a condition of political subjugation or disenfranchisement.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The enfranchisement of women was a major milestone in democratic history.
- The new law led to the enfranchisement of thousands of previously excluded residents.
- They fought for the enfranchisement of the working class.
Advanced Usage
- "Broad enfranchisement": Refers to the extension of voting rights to a wide segment of the population.
- The century saw a trend toward broad enfranchisement.
- "Gradual enfranchisement": Describes the process of granting rights incrementally over time.
- The country moved toward democracy through gradual enfranchisement.
Variants and Related Words
- Enfranchise (verb): To grant a franchise or privilege to; to give the right to vote.
- The law will enfranchise young adults aged 16 and 17.
- Disenfranchisement (noun): The state of being deprived of a right or privilege, especially the right to vote.
- Voter ID laws have raised concerns about disenfranchisement.
Synonyms
- Franchisement: The granting of a franchise.
- Empowerment: The act of giving power or authority to.
- Emancipation: The fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions.
Antonyms
- Disenfranchisement: The state of being stripped of rights or privileges.
- Subjugation: The action of bringing someone or something under domination or control.
Noun
- the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on
- a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)
- freedom from political subjugation or servitude