Enfranchisement

How it is used

State which group gained the vote; enfranchisement may be limited by remaining qualifications.

Example sentences

1. The reform brought enfranchisement to some workers but excluded others.

   An extension of voting rights need not include everyone.

2. Petitioners demanded women's enfranchisement alongside educational reform.

   The term identifies a specific political right among broader demands.

Common collocations

• women's enfranchisement
• extend enfranchisement

Related terms

• reformA planned change to laws, institutions or practices meant to improve them, usually made step by step by those in power rather than through revolution.
• social classA group of people in a society who share a similar economic position, such as wealth, occupation or education, and often similar status and opportunities.

More terms: Revolutions and Political Change

• revolution
• uprising
• nationalism
• independence
• coup
• regime
• counter-revolution
• regicide
• iconoclasm
• disenfranchisement
• suffragist
• suffragette