Definition of Enfranchised. Meaning of Enfranchised. Synonyms of Enfranchised

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Definition of Enfranchised

Enfranchised
Enfranchise En*fran"chise, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enfranchised; p. pr. & vb. n. Enfranchising.] [Pref. en- + franchise: cf. F. enfranchir.] 1. To set free; to liberate from slavery, prison, or any binding power. --Bacon. 2. To endow with a franchise; to incorporate into a body politic and thus to invest with civil and political privileges; to admit to the privileges of a freeman. 3. To receive as denizens; to naturalize; as, to enfranchise foreign words. --I. Watts.

Meaning of Enfranchised from wikipedia

- pay to elect officials, keeping impoverished people from being fully enfranchised. These laws were in effect in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa...
- satisfaction" during this probation, he could then be officially enfranchised. An enfranchised Indian would be required to choose a last name (to be approved...
- Rays enfranchised 1998 as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (team name changed in 2008) Toronto Blue Jays enfranchised 1977 Chicago White Sox enfranchised 1894...
- female MP, representing Parktown for the South African Party. The act enfranchised all white women, while certain property qualifications still applied...
- Indigenous persons who became enfranchised, that is citizens of Canada, they had to adopt English names. Those who were enfranchised became eligible for land...
- enfranchised 1993 as the Florida Marlins, changed name to Miami Marlins (2012). New York Mets, enfranchised 1962. Philadelphia Phillies, enfranchised...
- Divisions New Orleans Saints enfranchised by NFL Atlanta Falcons move to Western Conference Cincinnati Bengals are enfranchised by AFL New York Giants move...
- African Americans were fully enfranchised in practice throughout the United States by the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Prior to the Civil War and the Reconstruction...
- Black suffrage refers to black people's right to vote and has long been an issue in countries established under conditions of black minorities as well...
- Los Angeles to become the Los Angeles Lakers. The Chicago Packers are enfranchised and are placed in the West Division, bringing the league back to nine...