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Definition of enfranchise verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

enfranchise

verb

NAmE//ɪnˈfræntʃaɪz//

[usually passive] enfranchise somebody (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they enfranchise

he / she / it enfranchises

past simple enfranchised

-ing form enfranchising

to give someone the right to vote in an election opposite disenfranchise

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enfranchisement

noun [uncountable] the enfranchisement of foreign residents in local electionsSee enfranchise in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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