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enfranchisement

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \in-ˈfran-ˌchīz, en-\
    • /ɪnˈfræn.tʃaɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \in-ˈfran-ˌchīz, en-\

Definitions of enfranchisement word

  • noun enfranchisement The act of enfranchising. 1
  • noun enfranchisement liberation, empowerment 1
  • uncountable noun enfranchisement Enfranchisement is the condition of someone being enfranchised. 0
  • noun enfranchisement The release from slavery. 0
  • noun enfranchisement The investiture with any of several municipal privileges. 0
  • noun enfranchisement (Britain, law) conversion of a copyhold estate into a freehold. 0

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Parts of speech for Enfranchisement

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adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

enfranchisement popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for enfranchisement

noun enfranchisement

  • empowerment — The granting of political, social or economic power to an individual or group.
  • suffrage — the right to vote, especially in a political election.
  • naturalization — to confer upon (an alien) the rights and privileges of a citizen.
  • manumission — the act of manumitting.
  • autonomy — Autonomy is the ability to make your own decisions about what to do rather than being influenced by someone else or told what to do.

Antonyms for enfranchisement

noun enfranchisement

  • disenfranchisement — to disfranchise.
  • hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
  • imprisonment — to confine in or as if in a prison.
  • restraint — a restraining action or influence: freedom from restraint.
  • responsibility — the state or fact of being responsible, answerable, or accountable for something within one's power, control, or management.

Top questions with enfranchisement

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