Definition of enfranchisement Enfranchisement
en•fran•chise•ment
We found 9 definitions of enfranchisement from 4 different sources.
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What does enfranchisement mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: enfranchisements |
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| enfranchisement - freedom from political subjugation or servitude | ||
| freedom the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints | ||
| enfranchisement - the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on | ||
| certification | ||
| disenfranchisement the act of withdrawing certification or terminating a franchise | ||
| empowerment, authorisation, authorization the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant | ||
| enfranchisement - a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote) | ||
| franchise | ||
| legal right a right based in law | ||
| jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do | ||
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Wiktionary 
- enfranchisement (Noun)
The act of enfranchising. - enfranchisement (Noun)
The release from slavery. - enfranchisement (Noun)
The investiture with any of several municipal privileges.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- enfranchisement (n.)
Releasing from slavery or custody. - enfranchisement (n.)
Admission to the freedom of a corporation or body politic; investiture with the privileges of free citizens.
Part of speech
🔤- enfranchisement, noun, singular of enfranchisements.
