enfranchise

verb

1. 给（某人）选举权
   to give sb the right to vote in an election

1. VERB 给予…选举权
   To enfranchise someone means to give them the right to vote in elections.
   1. The company voted to enfranchise its 120 women members...
      公司投票决定给予其120名女职员选举权。
   2. If the city's foreign residents are enfranchised, they won't be able to vote until 1996.
      如果该市的外国居民获得选举权，他们要到1996年才能投票。

1. The company voted to enfranchise its 120 women members
   公司投票决定给予其120名女职员选举权。
2. If the city's foreign residents are enfranchised, they won't be able to vote until 1996.
   如果该市的外国居民获得选举权，他们要到1996年才能投票。

verb

1. grant voting rights

2. grant freedom to
   1. Slaves were enfranchised in the mid-19th century

   Synonym:    affranchise