Enfranchised (Adjective)
Meaning
Endowed with the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- Citizens who have lived in the country for at least five years are enfranchised, meaning they have the right to vote in local elections.
- In ancient Athens, all male citizens were enfranchised, giving them the power to shape the city-state's laws and policies.
- The new constitution specifically stated that all citizens, regardless of their background, would be enfranchised, and their voices heard through the democratic process.
- After being denied the right to vote for centuries, women in the country were finally enfranchised in the early 20th century, marking a major milestone in the fight for equality.
- The new law ensured that migrant workers who had lived in the country for a certain number of years would be enfranchised, granting them a say in their adopted communities.