enfranchise

verb

en·fran·chise in-ˈfran-ˌchīz How to pronounce enfranchise (audio)

en-

enfranchised; enfranchising

transitive verb

: to set free (as from slavery)

: to endow with a franchise: such as

: to admit to the privileges of a citizen and especially to the right of suffrage

: to admit (a municipality) to political privileges or rights

enfranchisement

in-ˈfran-ˌchīz-mənt How to pronounce enfranchise (audio)

-chəz-

en-

noun

Example Sentences

in a way, modern labor-saving appliances enfranchised people, giving them much more leisure time

Recent Examples on the Web The measure to enfranchise 16-year-olds failed, but voters approved amending the village charter to allow non-citizens to vote by a margin of 727 to 571, according to the Dayton Daily News.

Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 17 May 2022 CNN International reported last week on efforts to enfranchise noncitizens in Germany, where about 14% of the population cannot vote in federal elections like the one recently conducted there.

Zachary B. Wolf, CNN, 12 Dec. 2021 The full scope of the nationwide push to re-enfranchise the formerly incarcerated is difficult to assess because few states keep track of how many people with felony convictions register to vote.

Nicole Lewis And Andrew R. Calderon, USA TODAY, 23 June 2021 Ultimately, Raskin argued, the question was whether to enfranchise the taxpayers of Washington, D.C.

Jeremy Beaman, Washington Examiner, 14 Apr. 2021 This will enfranchise students who are immunocompromised or suffer from severe social anxiety and allow teaching to continue both inside and outside the traditional classroom as necessary.

Steve Schering, chicagotribune.com, 16 Mar. 2021 Proponents pointed to last year’s elections, which set records for turnout as states emphasized mail-in voting during the pandemic, as evidence of how changing policies could enfranchise more voters.

Siobhan Hughes, WSJ, 3 Mar. 2021 Antis feared that giving women the right to vote would enfranchise Black citizens.

USA Today, 24 Aug. 2020 Of course, this move was not applicable to all women; for example, Native American women were not fully enfranchised in Utah until 1956, as a result of a ruling in Utah’s Supreme Court.

Kate Kelly, Teen Vogue, 29 Oct. 2018 See More

单词	enfranchise
释义	enfranchise verb en·fran·chise in-ˈfran-ˌchīz en- enfranchised; enfranchising transitive verb 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 disenthral emancipate enlarge free liberate loose loosen manumit release spring unbind uncage unchain unfetter See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences in a way, modern labor-saving appliances enfranchised people, giving them much more leisure time Recent Examples on the Web The measure to enfranchise 16-year-olds failed, but voters approved amending the village charter to allow non-citizens to vote by a margin of 727 to 571, according to the Dayton Daily News. Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 17 May 2022 CNN International reported last week on efforts to enfranchise noncitizens in Germany, where about 14% of the population cannot vote in federal elections like the one recently conducted there. Zachary B. Wolf, CNN, 12 Dec. 2021 The full scope of the nationwide push to re-enfranchise the formerly incarcerated is difficult to assess because few states keep track of how many people with felony convictions register to vote. Nicole Lewis And Andrew R. Calderon, USA TODAY, 23 June 2021 Ultimately, Raskin argued, the question was whether to enfranchise the taxpayers of Washington, D.C. Jeremy Beaman, Washington Examiner, 14 Apr. 2021 This will enfranchise students who are immunocompromised or suffer from severe social anxiety and allow teaching to continue both inside and outside the traditional classroom as necessary. Steve Schering, chicagotribune.com, 16 Mar. 2021 Proponents pointed to last year’s elections, which set records for turnout as states emphasized mail-in voting during the pandemic, as evidence of how changing policies could enfranchise more voters. Siobhan Hughes, WSJ, 3 Mar. 2021 Antis feared that giving women the right to vote would enfranchise Black citizens. USA Today, 24 Aug. 2020 Of course, this move was not applicable to all women; for example, Native American women were not fully enfranchised in Utah until 1956, as a result of a ruling in Utah’s Supreme Court. Kate Kelly, Teen Vogue, 29 Oct. 2018 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from Anglo-French enfranchiss-, stem of enfranchir, from en- + franc free — more at frank First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Legal Definition enfranchise transitive verb en·fran·chise in-ˈfran-ˌchīz enfranchised; enfranchising : to grant franchise to especially : to admit to the privileges of a citizen and especially to voting rights the Twenty-sixth Amendment enfranchised all citizens over 18 years of age compare emancipate enfranchise verb as in to liberate to set free (as from slavery or confinement) in a way, modern labor-saving appliances enfranchised people, giving them much more leisure time Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance liberate free emancipate manumit release rescue unfetter save unchain uncage unbind loosen enlarge disenthrall turn loose spring loose discharge disenthral disencumber redeem parole extricate disengage disembarrass disentangle ransom unshackle deliver bail (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms restrain confine bind fetter enchain imprison shackle commit jail subjugate handcuff enslave lock (up) subdue conquer trammel incarcerate manacle intern immure See More
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enfranchise

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