发信人: watergod (共工), 信区: English
标 题: A.Word.A.Day--enfranchise(转载)
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enfranchise (en-FRAN-chyz) verb tr.
1. To bestow a franchise on.
2. To endow with the rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote.
3. To free, as from bondage.
[Middle English enfraunchisen, from Old French enfranchir, enfranchiss-, to
set free : en-, intensive pref + franchir (from franc, free).]
"I wondered what could be done to genuinely enfranchise those who feel
most excluded from the voting process. Certainly voter registration is
a place to begin."
Nancy Nienhuis, Why Don't We Vote?, Sojourner: The Women's Forum,
Nov 30, 1992.
This week's theme: words about government, politics, and elections.
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