enfranchisement
1. [ noun ] freedom from political subjugation or servitude
Related terms: freedom affranchise
2. [ noun ] (law) a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)
Synonyms: franchise
Related terms: legal_right right_to_vote law
3. [ noun ] the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on
Synonyms: certification
Related terms: disenfranchisement authorization accreditation
Similar spelling:   enfranchised