enfranchised 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of enfranchisednext
as in empowered

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enfranchised

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verb

past tense of enfranchise
as in freed
to set free (as from slavery or confinement) in a way, modern labor-saving appliances enfranchised people, giving them much more leisure time

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  1. empowered
  2. freed
  3. democratic
  4. liberated
  5. released
  6. rescued
Adjective
  • Wigan believes one reason for the increase in workplace conflict is that employees are feeling more empowered to speak their minds.
    Kate Vitasek, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Below, explore four of Luani’s insights on building an empowered and purposeful workforce of tomorrow.
    Forbes, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of empowered
Verb
  • The team’s next goal is to explore how plant life colonizes landscapes that have recently been freed from ice, and to predict how this process might unfold in the future.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Iraq’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said she was freed after over four months of efforts from Iraqi government agencies working with American and Jordanian authorities.
    Nechirvan Mando, Michael Rios and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of freed
Adjective
  • As the democratic party puts its best foot forward with the Democratic National Convention starting Monday, economic strategists have already begun analyzing party platforms.
    Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 19 Aug. 2024
  • Since those changes the region has remained on edge, governed by a New Delhi appointed administrator and run by bureaucrats with no democratic credentials.
    Aijaz Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2024
Definition of democratic
Adjective
  • Try to live life in a more free and liberated way in August.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
  • That label was reserved for liberated prisoners of war.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of liberated
Verb
  • One bird tutor was then released into each group, so that the flock mates could learn to use one solution over another.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Chu said the musical adaptation, which premiered on Broadway in 2003, was also coincidentally released during a momentous time.
    Tony Lee, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of released
Verb
  • The children were subsequently rescued and told Gindinova that everyone in the family had been confirmed safe, except the Segens.
    Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The Elephant Nature Park is an elephant rescue and rehabilitation center in the Chiang Mai countryside that has rescued more than 200 elephants from the tourism and logging industries since its inception in the 1990s.
    Kocha Olarn, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of rescued
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