enfranchisement

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as in suffrage
the right to formally express one's position or will in an election a time when enfranchisement was limited to white males who owned property

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Noun
  • In 1879, politician Robert Evans introduced a bill to celebrate Black emancipation, but the bill did not garner enough support during the Jim Crow era, Collins said.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 19 June 2025
  • Unless the North pursued emancipation, Cobden said his countrymen would support the South.
    Zaakir Tameez June 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
Noun
  • But Fellowes refuses to treat it as a heel turn, even clumsily transforming Bertha into a proto-feminist who picks a fight about female suffrage at a dinner party and risks her own social status to advocate for divorced women.
    Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
  • Scholars point to the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848 as being the start of the women’s suffrage movement, but women didn’t get the right to vote until 1920.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • Bitcoin’s Future Depends on the Integrity of Its Movement If Bitcoin serves as a tool for liberation, its developers, advocates, and holders face an ongoing responsibility to remain vigilant.
    Becca Bratcher, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
  • Community groups and local leaders throughout the region are hosting events to reflect on this history and celebrate Black culture, resilience and liberation.
    Marcus D. Smith, Sacbee.com, 14 June 2025
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“Enfranchisement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enfranchisement. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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