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 |