Enfranchise
v.hopeful, kindformal
What it means
To give a person or group legal rights, especially the right to vote.
Reach for it when describing a formal expansion of civic participation
The amendment will enfranchise citizens previously denied a ballot.
Choose between these
6- everyday
give the vote to
when electoral rights should be stated plainly
not when The phrase is limited to voting and omits other civic privileges.
- everyday
when access to participation is the useful result
not when Inclusion can be informal and does not establish an enforceable right.
- warm
give a voice
when accessible language stresses participation
not when Having a voice can mean consultation without an actual vote or decision power.
- professional
when practical authority and capacity increase
not when Empower can be rhetorical and need not change anyone's legal rights.
- formal
admit to citizenship
when full membership in a state is the precise act
not when Citizenship includes far more than voting and may already exist before enfranchisement.
- formal
when release from legal or social control is central
not when Emancipation can occur without conferring political participation.
Said against
4- disenfranchise
- exclude
- disqualify
- silence
It naturally appears in
3- enfranchise citizens
The reform will enfranchise citizens living abroad.
- fully enfranchise
The new rules fully enfranchise members who work part-time.
- seek to enfranchise
Campaigners seek to enfranchise every adult resident.