Enfranchisement

Pronunciation: /ˈɪnfɹænˌtʃaɪzˈɛmˈɛnt/

Enfranchisement (noun)

  1. The act of giving people the right to vote in elections.
  2. The process of increasing the legal rights of a group of people.

Examples

  • Enfranchisement allows citizens to participate in the democratic process.
  • Enfranchisement can lead to the expansion of legal rights for marginalized groups.

Common collocations: achieve enfranchisement, support enfranchisement, promote enfranchisement, discuss enfranchisement

Synonyms of Enfranchisement

Formal

Antonyms of Enfranchisement

  • the act of revoking rights or privileges