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Enfranchise

verb / en-FRAN-chize / Medium
Meaning

To grant the right to vote or full political and civil rights to a group previously excluded

Origin / Etymology

Old French enfranchir (to set free) from en- (make) + franc (free)

Synonyms
Empower Liberate Emancipate
Antonyms
Disenfranchise Suppress Exclude
Example Sentence
"The editorial warned that resurrecting separate electorates would, paradoxically, disenfranchise rather than enfranchise marginalised communities by trapping them in narrow communal silos."
🎯 UPSC Usage

Use in GS1 and GS2 answers on universal adult suffrage, Poona Pact, electoral reforms, and the constitutional vision of inclusive democracy.

Relevant Subjects
Polity
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