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as in emancipation
the act of setting free from slavery
the Emancipation Proclamation was merely the first step in the full enfranchisement of African-Americans
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Recent Examples of enfranchisement
In theory, this transition inaugurates a chapter of enfranchisement, but in the next scene the Senegalese businessmen are in suits, and the white men return with briefcases full of money as bribes.
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Lovia Gyarkye, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2025
Lovia Gyarkye, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enfranchisement
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Selected for Locarno’s Pardi di Domani before appearing in Seville’s Official Shorts, the film traces emancipation, hiding and survival of spirit through labor, movement and shifting bodies.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Through these dual histories, photography emerges as both a tool of domination and a medium of emancipation.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
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Decades of fighting for women’s suffrage in the United States found success in 1920, which kicked off a decade of some relaxation of the restrictions on women.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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From the Revolution to the suffrage movement to the campaign for an Equal Rights Amendment and beyond, advocates have worked to wedge women’s lives into the laws of the land.—
Jane Kamensky,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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From his breakthrough images during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests to capturing photos of the Palestinian liberation movement, Hariman is also known for his historic achievement as the first Black man to photograph a British Vogue cover.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
11 Nov. 2025
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My Seven Mothers is an eye-opening account of the challenges and possibilities connected with liberation and radical social change during the 1970s.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Enfranchisement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enfranchisement. Accessed 23 Nov. 2025.
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