as in to disqualify
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Recent Examples of disenfranchise
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Enter the new administration, swept in by an angry and frustrated populace and with a mandate to fix all that had disenfranchised them.
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David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Those moves are part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to upend the Civil Rights Division's traditions of pursuing cases to protect the civil rights of some of the country's most vulnerable and historically disenfranchised populations.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 22 May 2025
The French peasantry has been and still is at risk of being disenfranchised by the very structures claiming to support their prosperity, often at the cost of both their health and land.
— Made By History, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
The fact is that New York City is an outlier in disenfranchising independent voters.
—Dr. Jessie Fields, New York Daily News, 1 June 2025
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David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Those moves are part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to upend the Civil Rights Division's traditions of pursuing cases to protect the civil rights of some of the country's most vulnerable and historically disenfranchised populations.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 22 May 2025
The French peasantry has been and still is at risk of being disenfranchised by the very structures claiming to support their prosperity, often at the cost of both their health and land.
— Made By History, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
The fact is that New York City is an outlier in disenfranchising independent voters.
—Dr. Jessie Fields, New York Daily News, 1 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disenfranchise
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The fencing group updated its gender eligibility policy last week after facing months of criticism for disqualifying a female athlete who refused to compete against a biological male.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
25 July 2025
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The legal rationale was that a Bar investigation could lead to suspension or disbarment, which would automatically disqualify them from office, a discipline reserved to the Legislature, governor and Judicial Qualifications Commission.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
25 July 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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The unequal distribution of unpaid work disempowers individual women, hurts economies, and will slow down the post-COVID-19 recovery.—
Melinda Gates,
Foreign Affairs,
15 July 2020
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In addition, turning your iPhone on and off again can disrupt the malware, temporarily disabling it.—
Kate O'Flaherty,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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When the vehicle became disabled, bystanders in the crowd dragged the driver outside the car and began to physically assault him, according to police.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
22 July 2025
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“Disenfranchise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disenfranchise. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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