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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are enfranchised" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing the granting of rights, particularly the right to vote, to individuals or groups.
Example: "In recent years, many previously marginalized communities are enfranchised, allowing them to participate fully in the democratic process."
Alternatives: "have been granted voting rights" or "are given the right to vote."
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are enfranchised
verb
To grant the franchise to an entity, specifically:
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All resident Israeli citizens are enfranchised from age 18, regardless of religion or ethnicity, and candidates for election must be at least 21 years old.
the need to understand the significant differences across countries among the groups that are enfranchised or sidelined in the transition process.
His mother took him to the March on Washington when he was 9. "I want to make sure people can vote, that they are enfranchised.
And in Bolivia, where voting is notionally compulsory, married people are enfranchised from the age of 18, whereas singletons must wait until they are 21.Proponents of mandatory voting argue that democracy is too important to be optional.
At FINRA, for example, all voting of any consequence is limited to member firms – neither the public nor hundreds of thousands of registered persons are enfranchised to vote for members of the Board, for members on any committees, or on any rule proposals.
"When girls are enfranchised, it's the right and smart thing to do," Chelsea said.
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Fourth, new constituencies were enfranchised.
More and more people are being enfranchised.
Even Muslims were enfranchised, though many of them were enslaved.
Before African-Americans were disenfranchised, they were enfranchised by the Fifteenth Amendment.
Women in the United States were enfranchised on an equal basis with men.
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