English noun: enfranchisement | |||
1. | enfranchisement (state) freedom from political subjugation or servitude | ||
Broader (hypernym) | freedom | ||
2. | enfranchisement (attribute) a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote) | ||
Synonyms | franchise | ||
Broader (hypernym) | legal right | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | right to vote, suffrage, vote | ||
Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
3. | enfranchisement (act) the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on | ||
Synonyms | certification | ||
Broader (hypernym) | authorisation, authorization, empowerment | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | accreditation | ||
Antonyms | disenfranchisement | ||