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- Dictionaryenfranchisement/ɪnˈfran(t)ʃɪzm(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. the giving of a right or privilege, especially the right to vote: "the World War hastened the enfranchisement of women"
- 2. liberation from imprisonment or slavery. historical
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ENFRANCHISEMENT definition: 1. the fact of giving a person or group of people the right to vote in elections: 2. the fact of…. Learn more.
the right to buy the freehold (= legal ownership and control for an unlimited time) of a property instead of renting it leasehold (= for an agreed, limited period of time): Blocks with 10% commercial property are at present barred from enfranchisement. FINANCE. the fact of giving voting rights to people who own non-voting shares in a company:
to give a person or group of people the right to vote in elections: Women in Britain were first enfranchised in 1918. Opposite. disenfranchise. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Elections. absentee ballot. absentee voter. absentee voting. entrance poll. exit poll. first-past-the-post. flip. franchise. proportional representation.
1. : to set free (as from slavery) 2. : to endow with a franchise: such as. a. : to admit to the privileges of a citizen and especially to the right of suffrage. b. : to admit (a municipality) to political privileges or rights. enfranchisement. in-ˈfran-ˌchīz-mənt. -chəz- en- noun. Synonyms. discharge. disenthrall. emancipate. enlarge.
Enfranchisement definition: admission to citizenship, especially to the right of voting. See examples of ENFRANCHISEMENT used in a sentence.
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.
/ɪnˈfrænˌʧaɪz/ IPA guide. Other forms: enfranchised; enfranchising; enfranchises. The verb enfranchise is used when a group of people are given voting rights or freedoms they didn't have before. Many people under the age of 18 would like lawmakers to enfranchise their peer group so they can vote.
Definition of enfranchisement noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Enfranchisement is the condition of someone being enfranchised. [formal].... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
1. to grant the power of voting to, esp as a right of citizenship. 2. to liberate, as from servitude. 3. (in England) to invest (a town, city, etc) with the right to be represented in Parliament. 4. English law. to convert ( leasehold) to freehold. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms.
