Synonyms of enfranchisement

enfranchisement

noun

1

as in emancipation

the act of setting free from slavery

the Emancipation Proclamation was merely the first step in the full enfranchisement of African-Americans

Synonyms & Similar Words

• emancipation
• liberation
• manumission
• freeing
• freedom
• salvation
• redemption
• deliverance
• independence
• liberty
• autonomy
• sovereignty
• independency
• sovranty
• self-government

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enslavement
• servitude
• yoke
• bondage
• serfdom
• imprisonment
• conquest
• incarceration
• thraldom
• captivity
• subjugation
• internment
• thralldom
• enchainment

2

as in suffrage

the right to formally express one's position or will in an election

a time when enfranchisement was limited to white males who owned property

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suffrage
• franchise
• vote
• ballot
• voice
• say
• say-so

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disenfranchisement