DISEMPOWER Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

disempower

verb

Definition of disempower

as in to disenfranchise

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Recent Examples of disempower Other critics argue that food shouldn’t be controlled by large agricultural corporations, and that plant variety protection laws disempower local and indigenous communities. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026 By 2025, the establishment was running out of options to disempower the opposition. — Duncan McCargo, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2026 Eliminating that district to disempower those voters was, apparently, not. — Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026 Engage or assist in an attempt to kill or disempower the vast majority of humanity or the human species as a whole. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for disempower

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But during an hourslong hearing on Tuesday, Carter expressed skepticism, saying that setting aside so many ballots could disenfranchise legitimate voters.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Carter also expressed concern about taking action that could disenfranchise eligible voters and create chaos.

— Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of disenfranchise

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Shortly before midnight Monday and about six hours after Butchko Sanchez issued her order disqualifying him, Desulme filed his counterclaim seeking to disqualify Morgan, reopen the qualifying period and have a special election in December.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
Trump unsuccessfully tried to disqualify 220,000 absentee ballots from Milwaukee and Dane counties, a move Tiffany supported.

— CBS News, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

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From microwave weapons that can disable multiple drones to interceptor missiles and electronic warfare systems, the US military is developing a diverse toolkit to counter the growing threat from unmanned aircraft.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
The double-press-and-hold control is the only one that can’t be customized here, and it’s locked to disabling/enabling the dial itself.

— Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026

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