enfranchise
enfranchise
Definition
en·fran·chise (en fran′c̸hīz′, in-)
transitive verb -·chised′, -·chis′·ing
- to free from slavery, bondage, legal obligation, etc.
- to give a franchise to; specif., to admit to citizenship, esp. to the right to vote
Etymology: ME enfraunchisen < OFr enfranchiss-, stem of enfranchir, to set free, enfranchise < en-, in + franchir, to set free < franc: see frank
en·fran′·chise·ment (--c̸hiz mənt) noun
enfranchise
Synonyms
enfranchise
v.
enfranchise
Law Definition
v
To grant rights to an
individual or group, such as a right to vote or to have personal freedom (for
example, the Emancipation Proclamation
enfranchised the slaves).
enfranchise
Usage Examples
Object
- tenant: In 1701, Henry Tolson, Esq. , enfranchised the tenants.
- woman: The Act was responsible for enfranchising some seven million British women but left another five million still without the vote.
- people: Creative Lets - Local Exchange Trading Schemes ( LETS ) are a way of enfranchising people who are left out of the economic mainstream.
- class: The ten pound suffrage introduced by the Reform Bill had only enfranchised the middle classes.
- non-principals: An up-to-date, accurate and accessible register has many implications for the NHS and could enfranchise non-principals in Wales.
- mass: In other hands, it can be used to enfranchise the masses.
Modifying Another Word
- newly: In future both parties would need to have definite policies with which to appeal to the newly enfranchised voters.
- permanently: Sent members in 1307 and permanently enfranchised by King Edward VI.
- fully: However, Richard warned that before we can become fully enfranchised, we still have some way to go.
- all: The manor was formerly dependant on the barony of Linstock or Crosby; but the land is now all enfranchised.
- only: The ten pound suffrage introduced by the Reform Bill had only enfranchised the middle classes.
- politically: Neither Bush not Kerry would be politically enfranchised in this way to sponsor American withdrawal from Iraq.
Preposition: in
- way: Neither Bush not Kerry would be politically enfranchised in this way to sponsor American withdrawal from Iraq.
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