enfranchise
/ɪnˈfræntʃaɪz/
verb
- To give someone the right to vote in elections.
- The constitutional amendment enfranchised women across the country.
- The new law will enfranchise young people aged sixteen and older.
- Many countries have worked to enfranchise all citizens regardless of race or gender.
- To free someone from slavery or servitude; to give someone full rights as a citizen.
- The abolitionist movement fought to enfranchise enslaved people.
- The organization works to enfranchise refugees and give them legal status.
- After the revolution, the government moved to enfranchise all former serfs.
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