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enfranchisement

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of enfranchisement

1 the act of setting free from slavery

  • the Emancipation Proclamation was merely the first step in the full enfranchisement of African-Americans
Synonyms of enfranchisement

emancipation, freeing, liberation, manumission
Words Related to enfranchisement

deliverance, redemption, salvation

autonomy, freedom, independence, independency, liberty, self-government, sovereignty (also sovranty)
Near Antonyms of enfranchisement

bondage, serfdom, servitude, thralldom (or thraldom), yoke

captivity, enchainment, imprisonment, incarceration, internment

conquest, subjugation
Antonyms of enfranchisement

enslavement

2 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
Synonyms of enfranchisement

ballot, franchise, suffrage, vote
Words Related to enfranchisement

say, say-so, voice
Antonyms of enfranchisement

disenfranchisement

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  1. Spanish Central: Translation of enfranchisement Nglish: Translation of enfranchisement for Spanish speakers

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