to enfranchise
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8.5
- verb
- /ɪnˈfrænˌtʃaɪz/
:
emancipar
- Multicultural societies are divided into the enfranchised and the disenfranchised along racial and ethnic lines, and moral justifications are used to explain the power differential.
- newly enfranchised
Examples
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It is usually assumed that governments simultaneously responding to demands from newly enfranchised actors while undertaking painful economic reforms have a hard time.
Academic text (1996) -
Saying "but hey, we have rich enfranchised minorities!" hardly helps.
Blog text (6) -
In 1986, "libertarians" were either an insular group of enfranchised persons or simply an idea.
Blog text (1) -
Abdel Nasser imbued this constituency with a strong sense of national identity and enfranchised it economically and politically.
Academic text (1992) -
Furthermore, Chinese funerals are just one dimension of a vital Chinese religious life flourishing in the context of a newly economically enfranchised middle class, the beneficiaries of Thailand's developing economy.
Academic text (1992) -
And although the introduction of new technologies may engender a degree of ignorant ambivalence on the part of those who first encounter them, it is a fundamental truth that people who ultimately gain access to, and who can manipulate, the prevalent technology are enfranchised and flourish.
Academic text (1997) -
The new law will enfranchise millions of voters who were previously denied the right to vote.
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Many activists worked hard to enfranchise marginalized groups and ensure their voices were heard in government.
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The movement aimed to enfranchise all citizens, making it a priority to include those who had been historically excluded.
Synonyms
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3.7
Give someone the right to do or have something
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4.2
Give equal rights and freedom to a group, for example women or minorities
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7.0
To set someone free from unfair control or rules so they have equal rights
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6.0
To make someone a citizen of another country
To free someone from slavery or forced work
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Enfranchise comes from the parts en- meaning 'to make' and franc meaning 'free', the same root behind franchise. That's why to enfranchise someone can mean to 'make them free' or give them full rights and citizenship, for example by releasing them from slavery and giving them legal rights.