Definition of "enfranchising" [enfranchising]

• Present participle of enfranchise. (verb)

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• "Huh? I would go through an explaination why "enfranchising" michigan and florida would completely screw every state that followed the rules and overturned the will of all the people that complied with party rules; however, I am sure that it would fall on deaf monkey ears."
• "To use the results of the two unsanctioned contests as if they reflected real elections is not a legitimate means of "enfranchising" the two states -- scarcely better than arbitrarily assigning them random election results would be."
• "As well, Mr. Abbott said, the concept of "enfranchising" a status Indian creates a legal quagmire."