enfranchised

• 指被赋予投票权或选举权的人或群体，也指被解除法律、社会或政治限制而获得平等权利的人。

Describes a person or group that has been given the right to vote or has been freed from legal, social, or political restrictions.

1. Having the right to voteC1formal

   Endowed with the rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote in political elections.

   有选举权的

   • The newly enfranchised citizens eagerly registered to vote.
   • Women were finally enfranchised in the early 20th century in many countries.
   • An enfranchised population is essential for a functioning democracy.

   同义词voting

   反义词disenfranchiseddisfranchised

• 动词，指授予某人选举权，或赋予其公民权利与特权，尤指政治自由。

A verb meaning to give someone the right to vote in elections or to grant them the rights and privileges of a citizen, especially political freedom.

1. Grant voting rightsC1formal

   To give a person or group the right to vote in elections.

   赋予选举权

   • The 19th Amendment enfranchised women in the United States.
   • Many countries have gradually enfranchised all adult citizens.
   • The new law enfranchised thousands of previously disqualified voters.

   同义词franchise

   反义词disenfranchise

2. Liberate or set freeC2formal

   To free someone from a state of servitude or oppression.

   解放

   • The movement sought to enfranchise the enslaved population.
   • The reforms enfranchised the serfs from their feudal obligations.
   • He dedicated his life to enfranchising the oppressed.

   同义词deliveremancipatefreeliberatemanumitreleaseset free

   反义词enslaveenthralloppresssubjugate