as in to disenfranchise
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Recent Examples of disempower
Eliminating that district to disempower those voters was, apparently, not.
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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
The United States should use its economic weapons not only to disempower the junta but also to support its replacement.
—Dan Swift, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
In other words, real care is not supposed to disempower.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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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
The United States should use its economic weapons not only to disempower the junta but also to support its replacement.
—Dan Swift, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
In other words, real care is not supposed to disempower.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for disempower
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disempower
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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
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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
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Sponsor may disqualify entries that do not comply with these Official Rules or are not submitted through the applicable official accounts.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
8 June 2026
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His unwavering fealty to the president and destruction of institutional norms should disqualify him from leading the only agency with its foundation -- foundational virtue in its name.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
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Blessing later ran into a wall, disabling the vehicle.—
Seamus Bozeman
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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To access our site, disable your adblocker.—
Jesse Kirsch,
NBC news,
4 June 2026
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