Synonyms of the word

enfranchisement

• n. The act of enfranchising.
• n. The release from slavery.
• n. The investiture with any of several municipal privileges.
• n. (Britain, law) conversion of a copyhold estate into a freehold.

authorisation

• n. Alternative spelling of authorization.

authorization

• n. (uncountable) Permission.
• n. (countable) An act of authorizing.
• n. (countable) (A document giving) formal sanction, permission or warrant.
• n. (government) Permission, possibly limited, to spend funds for a specific budgetary purpose.

certification

• n. The act of certifying.
• n. The granting of a certificate.
• n. A professional qualification that certifies a person's ability.

empowerment

• n. The granting of political, social or economic power to an individual or group.
• n. The process of supporting another person or persons to discover and claim personal power.
• n. The state of being empowered (either generally, or specifically).
• n. (South Africa) Government programs encouraging advancement of blacks.

franchise

• n. The right to vote at a public election or referendum; see: suffrage, suffragette.
• n. A right or privilege officially granted to a person, a group of people, or a company by a government.
• n. An acknowledgment of a corporation's existence and ownership.
• n. The authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area.
• n. A business operating under such authorization, a franchisee.
• n. A legal exemption from jurisdiction.
• n. The membership of a corporation or state; citizenship.
• n. The district or jurisdiction to which a particular privilege extends; the limits of an immunity; hence,…
• n. (sports) The collection of organizations in the history of a sports team; the tradition of a sports team…
• n. (business, marketing) The positive influence on the buying behavior of customers exerted by the reputation…
• n. The loose collection of fictional works pertaining to a particular universe, including literary, film,…
• n. Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty.
• n. (obsolete) Magnanimity; generosity; liberality; frankness; nobility.
• v. (transitive) To confer certain powers on; grant a franchise to; authorize.
• v. (transitive, rare) To set free; invest with a franchise or privilege; enfranchise.

freedom

• n. (uncountable) The state of being free, of not being imprisoned or enslaved.
• n. (countable) The lack of a specific constraint, or of constraints in general; a state of being free, unconstrained.
• n. Frankness; openness; unreservedness.
• n. Improper familiarity; violation of the rules of decorum.