Meaning Enfranchisement
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Enfranchisement


Extension of the right to vote to a particular group of people. Some examples include the 1918 extension of the franchise to women and the 1970 lowering of the voting age from 21 years to 18.
Source: elections.ca

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Enfranchisement


1 : the act of enfranchising 2 : the state of being enfranchised
Source: dictionary.findlaw.com

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Enfranchisement


(n) freedom from political subjugation or servitude(n) a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)(n) the a [..]
Source: beedictionary.com

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Enfranchisement


The process by which an Indian person or family gives up its INDIAN STATUS, or is forced to give it up, is called enfranchisement. The person receives a share of band moneys and sometimes of reserve land, but thereafter has no further rights as an Indian under the Indian Act. The term is now applied both to people who give up their status by choice [..]
Source: cbu.ca (offline)





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