The granting of the right to vote to a person or group of people. The enfranchisement of women was a significant milestone in the history of civil rights.
The process of giving someone the rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote. The enfranchisement of former slaves was a crucial step towards equality after the Civil War.
The state of being freed from slavery, servitude, or restraint; emancipation. The enfranchisement of the slaves in the British colonies was completed in 1838.
(UK law) The process by which a leaseholder acquires the freehold of a property or extends a long lease. Collective enfranchisement allowed the tenants to purchase the building's freehold.