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enfranchise

enfranchise

[英] [enˈfrænˌtʃaɪz] [美] [ɛnˈfrænˌtʃaɪz] 生词本

vt.

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  • 英英释义

1. VERB 给予…选举权 To enfranchise someone means to give them the right to vote in elections. 
  • The company voted to enfranchise its 120 women members...

    公司投票决定给予其120名女职员选举权。

  • If the city's foreign residents are enfranchised, they won't be able to vote until 1996.

    如果该市的外国居民获得选举权,他们要到1996年才能投票。

Verb

1. grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude;

  • "Slaves were enfranchised in the mid-19th century"

2. grant voting rights