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 To be clear, compulsory voting is the opposite of the poll taxes, which are prohibited by the 24th Amendment and that were once used to disenfranchise. — Susan Ostermann, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026 Folsom’s order keeping the grace period in effect concluded that plaintiffs are likely to succeed in their constitutional challenge of the law because arbitrarily disenfranchise voters due to mail delays beyond their control. — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026 That these Americans tend to be lower income and often nonwhite is just an extra for MAGA, which would love to specifically disenfranchise these constituencies. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026 Opponents say the measure would disenfranchise voters, particularly those who are low-income or people of color. — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for 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

Definition of disqualify

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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

Definition of disempower

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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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