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disfranchise::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | disenfranchise |
| Type of | deprive |
| Derivation | disfranchisement |
Examples of disfranchise
disfranchise
Opponents said the bill might disfranchise minorities, the elderly and the poor.
From the dallasnews.com
Democrats opposed it, saying it would disfranchise people without driving licences.
From the economist.com
In addition to these 11 states, 19 disfranchise felony probationers.
From the en.wikipedia.org
We did not disfranchise the negroes until 1895.
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He believed that he would not succeed in passing legislation to disfranchise illiterate whites who already had the vote.
From the en.wikipedia.org
He believed that he would not succeed in passing legislation to disfranchise illiterate whites who already had the vote.
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Ostracising them threatens once again to split Iraq down the middle and disfranchise many Sunnis, who used to dominate the Baath party.
From the economist.com
It will simply disfranchise though who tend to vote Democratic more often that not especially among African Americans and the poor.
From the economist.com
The states were thus allowed to disfranchise large numbers of citizens while maintaining the same influence in the Electoral College.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Disenfranchise: deprive of voting rights
- (disfranchisement) the discontinuation of a franchise; especially the discontinuation of the right to vote
