Enfranchisement - Definition
enfranchisement
n 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) [syn: franchise, enfranchisement]
3: the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on [syn:
certification, enfranchisement] [ant:
disenfranchisement]