The 19th amendment to the Constitution enfranchised American women.
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fran|chise — «FRAN chyz», noun, verb, chised, chis|ing. –n. 1. a privilege or right, granted by a government: »The city grant the company a franchise to operate buses on the city streets. 2. the right to vote: »The United States granted women the franchise in … Useful english dictionary
af|fran|chise — «uh FRAN chyz», transitive verb, chised, chis|ing. = enfranchise. (Cf. ↑enfranchise) ╂[< Old French afranchiss , stem of afranchir < a + franchir to free < franc free; (originally) a Frank] … Useful english dictionary
dis|fran|chise — «dihs FRAN chyz», transitive verb, chised, chis|ing. 1. to take the rightf citizenship away from: »A disfranchised person cannot vote or hold office. 2. = disenfranchise (def. 1). (Cf. ↑disenfranchise) Also, disenfranchise … Useful english dictionary
dis|en|fran|chise|ment — «DIHS ehn FRAN chyz muhnt», noun. 1. the act or process of disenfranchising. 2. the state of being disenfranchised … Useful english dictionary
dis|en|fran|chise — «DIHS ehn FRAN chyz», transitive verb, chised, chis|ing. 1. to take any right or privilege away from: »to disenfranchise rowdy children. The philosophy is, if you can t lick em, disenfranchise em (Wall Street Journal). 2. = disfranchise (def. 1) … Useful english dictionary
dis|fran|chise|ment — «dihs FRAN chyz muhnt», noun. 1. the act or process of disfranchising. 2. the state of being disfranchised. Also, disenfranchisement … Useful english dictionary
en|fran|chise|ment — «ehn FRAN chihz muhnt», noun. 1. the act or process of enfranchising. 2. the state of being enfranchised … Useful english dictionary
en·fran·chise — … Useful english dictionary
fran — af·fran·chise; aza·fran; en·fran·chise; en·fran·chise·ment; en·fran·chis·er; fran·chis·al; fran·chise·ment; fran·chiser; fran·cic; fran·cien; fran·cis·can·ism; fran·ci·um; fran·co; fran·co·ism; fran·çois; fran·co·ist; fran·co·lin; fran·co·nia;… … English syllables
chise — af·fran·chise; co·chise; en·fran·chise; en·fran·chise·ment; fran·chise·ment; cat·e·chise; fran·chise; dis·fran·chise·ment; … English syllables
