enfranchisement
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Throughout the 1970s, the pursuit of public aid, affirmative action and political enfranchisement was funneled by federal policymakers into private enterprise.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2023
When I first started reading about Guam, I imagined the solution was enfranchisement, voting rights, equal opportunity under the law, statehood: more so-called American ideals.
From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2023
“We still started a conversation about teen enfranchisement, and I think that’s really valuable regardless of outcome,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2022
When you talk with people about full enfranchisement for Black Americans that conversation usually starts in 1965 with the Voting Rights Act.
From Salon • Feb. 27, 2022
I was submerged in the tide of the common life and felt the enfranchisement of the obscure.
From Leaves in the Wind by Gardiner, A. G. (Alfred George)
Vocabulary lists containing enfranchisement
Novel Study: Julius Caesar, Act 3
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Academic and Literary Vocabulary, Unit 2
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Academic Vocabulary and Literary Terms, Unit 2
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