ENFRANCHISEMENTS Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

enfranchisements

noun

plural of enfranchisement

as in emancipations

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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as in suffrages

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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disenfranchisements

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Their courtroom victory in January 1856 led to one of the largest legal emancipations in US history, and certainly the largest anywhere west of Texas.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026

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Long before then, Basquiat had become a legend, an icon of a decade that fused the liberations of Downtown with the frustrations of Uptown.

— Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
Public pressure became even stronger after the initial wave of Ukrainian liberations of towns around Kyiv revealed Russian atrocities – including mass killings of civilians.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026

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