DISEMPOWER Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

disempower

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Definition of disempower

as in to disenfranchise

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Recent Examples of disempower 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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Independent voting rights groups also sued, alleging the new rules threatened to disenfranchise voters and make their work educating voters on their options for casting a ballot impossible to carry out.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Democrats and voting rights groups say the SAVE America Act would disenfranchise millions of eligible voters.

— Zac Anderson, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of disenfranchise

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In May, the Kentucky Supreme Court denied Bevin's request to disqualify Johnson.

— Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2026
Bryan Kohberger’s new attorney has filed a motion to disqualify the judge in his case and has asked for a change of venue for his post-conviction proceeding.

— Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 28 Aug. 2026

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The Miami-Dade Aviation Department said in a statement that the plane overran the diagonal runway and is disabled at the northwest end of the airport.

— Chandelis Duster, NPR, 6 Sep. 2026
Missiles and drones launched from corvettes can disable ships by hitting them above the surface, and torpedoes launched from submarines can sink them.

— HOLMES LIAO, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026

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