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   enfranchisement

   /ɪnˈfran(t)ʃɪzm(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. the giving of a right or privilege, especially the right to vote: "the World War hastened the enfranchisement of women"
   • 2. liberation from imprisonment or slavery. historical
   • 3. the action of making land freehold: British "legal costs attributable to the enfranchisement of leasehold properties"

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   What does enfranchisement mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! ENFRANCHISEMENT definition: 1. the fact of giving a person or group of people the right to vote in elections: 2. the fact of…. Learn more.

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   What does enfranchisement mean in AFL?

   • The enfranchisement of lawyer Joe Robbie and actor Danny Thomas in 1965 made the Miami Dolphins the ninth team in the AFL. Enfranchisement will be refused where the property stands on land which is held inalienably by the landlord. Enfranchisement definition: admission to citizenship, especially to the right of voting.

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   What is the length of enfranchisement?

   • For those born after 1945, whose first election was 1970, length of enfranchisement is simply age minus 18. In the age of mass enfranchisement, this probably means campaigns must be able to access the mass media either directly (advertisements) or indirectly (news coverage).

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   Why do we owe our enfranchisement?

   • We owe these advantages to our enfranchisement from the seigniorial rights. The enfranchisement of the people, in his judgment, required the overthrow of both the earthly and the celestial monarch. At last the day dawned when the momentous question of the enfranchisement of 75,000 women was to be decided.

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   ENFRANCHISEMENT definition: 1. the fact of giving a person or group of people the right to vote in elections: 2. the fact of…. Learn more.

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     ENFRANCHISEMENT meaning: 1. the fact of giving a person or...

   • Znaczenie Enfranchisement, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     enfranchisement definicja: 1. the fact of giving a person or...

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     FREEHOLD definition: 1. the legal right to own and use a...

   • Leasehold

     LEASEHOLD definition: 1. the legal right to live in or use a...

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     to give a person or group of people the right to vote in...

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   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.

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   the act of endowing a city, constituency, etc., with municipal rights or the right to be represented in parliament: The enfranchisement of towns in the 11th century was the fruit of a war declared by urban populations against their lords.

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   to give a person or group of people the right to vote in elections: Women in Britain were first enfranchised in 1918. Opposite. disenfranchise. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Elections. absentee ballot. absentee voter. absentee voting. entrance poll. exit poll. first-past-the-post. flip. franchise. proxy voter. proxy voting.

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   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)

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   Enfranchisement is the condition of someone being enfranchised. [formal].... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.