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Disenfranchisement vs Enfranchisement - What's the difference?

disenfranchisement | enfranchisement |

As nouns the difference between disenfranchisement and enfranchisement

is that disenfranchisement is explicit or implicit revocation of, or failure to grant the right to vote, to a person or group of people while enfranchisement is the act of enfranchising.

disenfranchisement

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Explicit or implicit revocation of, or failure to grant the right to vote, to a person or group of people.

    • enfranchisement

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of enfranchising
  • The release from slavery
  • The investiture with any of several municipal privileges
  • (UK, legal) conversion of a copyhold estate into a freehold
    • enfranchisement of copyhold