as in to disqualify
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Recent Examples of disenfranchise
The switch surprised and frustrated residents who stopped to vote during their work dayor between errands only to be redirected elsewhere — an outcome predicted by county officials and voting rights activists who feared the GOP’s arrangement would disenfranchise voters.
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Tracey McManus, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
Democrats have called it an overly restrictive bill that would disenfranchise millions of people who lack documentation like a passport or birth certificate.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 3 Mar. 2026
To disenfranchise is to deprive an individual of the right to vote.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2026
Democrats are opposing the bill on the grounds that voter fraud is negligible and that the law is really meant to disenfranchise their supporters.
—Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
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Tracey McManus, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
Democrats have called it an overly restrictive bill that would disenfranchise millions of people who lack documentation like a passport or birth certificate.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 3 Mar. 2026
To disenfranchise is to deprive an individual of the right to vote.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2026
Democrats are opposing the bill on the grounds that voter fraud is negligible and that the law is really meant to disenfranchise their supporters.
—Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disenfranchise
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The program would disqualify people convicted of violent felonies and domestic violence.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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Three partners in the private equity firm CCP Equity Partners have moved to disqualify Robinson and the state’s largest law firm Day Pitney, the latest development in a partnership dispute that has reached the state Supreme and Appellate courts repeatedly over the last 13 years.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
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The United States should use its economic weapons not only to disempower the junta but also to support its replacement.—
Dan Swift,
Foreign Affairs,
30 Sep. 2025
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In other words, real care is not supposed to disempower.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Please check your connection, disable any ad blockers, or try using a different browser.—
sfchronicle.com,
sfchronicle.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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Officials said the connections have since been disabled.—
Nina Burns,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Disenfranchise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disenfranchise. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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