enfranchising (verb)

  • 1enfranchise — [[t]ɪnfræ̱ntʃaɪz[/t]] enfranchises, enfranchising, enfranchised VERB To enfranchise someone means to give them the right to vote in elections. [FORMAL] [V n] The company voted to enfranchise its 120 women members... [V n] If the city s foreign… …

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  • 2enfranchise — UK [ɪnˈfræntʃaɪz] / US [ɪnˈfrænˌtʃaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms enfranchise : present tense I/you/we/they enfranchise he/she/it enfranchises present participle enfranchising past tense enfranchised past participle enfranchised 1) to give… …

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  • 3enfranchise — /ɛnˈfræntʃaɪz / (say en franchuyz), /ən / (say uhn ) verb (t) (enfranchised, enfranchising) 1. to grant a franchise to; admit to citizenship, especially to the right of voting. 2. Law to invest with the right of being represented in Parliament. 3 …