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enfranchisement vs right to vote

right to vote vs enfranchisement

enfranchisement and right to vote both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
enfranchisement Yes No No No
right to vote Yes No No No
As nouns, right to vote is a hyponym of enfranchisement; that is, right to vote is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than enfranchisement:
  • enfranchisement: a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)
  • right to vote: a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment
Other hyponyms of enfranchisement include suffrage, vote.
enfranchisement (noun) right to vote (noun)
the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment
a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)
freedom from political subjugation or servitude
Difference between enfranchisement and right to vote

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