DISENFRANCHISEMENTS Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

disenfranchise

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Definition of disenfranchise

as in to disqualify

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Recent Examples of disenfranchise Banning mail-in ballots would disenfranchise millions of American citizens, not only older adults or people with disabilities. — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 18 June 2026 There is significant opportunity for improvement in this arena, and the system simply cannot effort to further disenfranchise physicians who already have too much administrative burden. — Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 Ah, yes, partisan gerrymandering, where Democrats carve up the map of congressional districts to disenfranchise Republicans and violate the will of the voters. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 4 June 2026 In the 1890s, at the height of the Gilded Age, Southern states rewrote their constitutions to disenfranchise poor whites and Black citizens alike, specifically to crush the rising Populist movement. — Sarita Gupta, Time, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for disenfranchise

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Turner was told that according to the rules, refusing to fence would disqualify her.

— Elijah Polance, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026
Many of them have criminal records, which could disqualify them from protection.

— Lauren Villagran, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026

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The enormous kinetic energy generated by the impact is sufficient to destroy or disable the target without carrying a large explosive payload.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026
Bright Angel was the first site SHERLOC examined after a dust-cover anomaly disabled its focusing mechanism, forcing the team to adopt a new operating mode.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 4 July 2026

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