Enfranchisement Definition & Meaning

enfranchisement
noun
  1. freedom from political subjugation or servitude
  2. a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)
  3. the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on

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