English-Finnish translations for emancipation

• vapautus
• vapauttaminen
  Naisten vapauttaminen ja suojelu ovat ehdoton edellytys sille, että seksuaalisen väkivallan käyttö sota-aseena saadaan loppumaan. Their emancipation and protection are the sine qua non in putting a stop to the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war.
  Kansan vapauttaminen ja maan toiminnan sujuvuus edellyttävät lisäksi taloudellista hyvinvointia ja sosiaalista yhteenkuuluvuutta. Economic well-being and social cohesion are essential conditions for the emancipation of a people and the smooth running of a country.

Definition of emancipation

• The act of setting free from the power of another, as from slavery, subjection, dependence, or controlling influence

Examples

• US President Abraham Lincoln was called the Great Emancipator after issuing the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.

Related words

• emancipate
• emancipated
• emancipator
• emancipatrix
• unemancipated
• emancipation of a minor
• Catholic Emancipation