as in to liberate
to set free (as from slavery or confinement)
in a way, modern labor-saving appliances enfranchised people, giving them much more leisure time
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In the 1960s, another wave of reform enfranchised Black Americans and swept away legally enforced racial segregation.
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David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2023
But the United States has trended toward eventually enfranchising felons who have completed their sentences.
—Shera Avi-Yonah, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Aug. 2023
He is credited with enfranchising the rural poor, but offended traditional elites and was eventually ousted in a coup in 2006.
—Time, 26 July 2023
In Multnomah County, voters will weigh in on seven potential changes to the county charter, including measures to adopt ranked choice voting, enfranchise noncitizens to the extent legally possible and increase jail inspections.
—oregonlive, 6 Nov. 2022
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David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2023
But the United States has trended toward eventually enfranchising felons who have completed their sentences.
—Shera Avi-Yonah, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Aug. 2023
He is credited with enfranchising the rural poor, but offended traditional elites and was eventually ousted in a coup in 2006.
—Time, 26 July 2023
In Multnomah County, voters will weigh in on seven potential changes to the county charter, including measures to adopt ranked choice voting, enfranchise noncitizens to the extent legally possible and increase jail inspections.
—oregonlive, 6 Nov. 2022
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“Enfranchise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enfranchise. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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