enfranchisement

noun

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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

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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

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  1. emancipation
  2. suffrage
  3. liberation
Noun
  • Exactly 161 years ago this week, Abraham Lincoln offered pardons to Confederates who swore allegiance to the Union and endorsed emancipation.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Some post-Civil War historians have argued that emancipation permanently devastated slave-owning families.
    Ashwini Sehgal, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of emancipation
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  • While there have been deep divisions throughout American history – over federalism, slavery, suffrage, and civil rights – during times of conflict like the Cold War, Hunter argued, a common enemy brought the country together in an unprecedented way, despite significant cultural shifts.
    Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 15 Nov. 2024
  • That meant advocating for temperance and women’s suffrage.
    Marissa C. Rhodes / Made by History, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of suffrage
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  • Defying Gravity Few moments in Wicked are as thrilling as Elphaba’s triumphant flight in Defying Gravity—a moment of liberation and soaring potential.
    Ethan Karp, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Some of Westover's stories will horrify, others are heart-wrenching and all will leave you with a compassionate view of her search for education and liberation.
    Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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