as in to disqualify
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Recent Examples of disenfranchise
Doing so will disenfranchise small mom-and-pop property owners who depend on rental properties for their retirement and to make ends meet.
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City News Service, Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
Elections experts say the bill would disenfranchise voters without ready access to those documents and married women whose documents reflect their names given at birth.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
The president has called for doing away with voting by mail and wants to require every American voter to reregister with proof-of-citizenship documents that, according to election law experts, could disenfranchise married women who changed their last names, students and people of color.
—Sophia Bollag, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026
Democrats and many groups that champion voter access say there is little evidence of noncitizens voting and say the bill would disenfranchise millions of voters – including Republicans – by creating new burdens to prove citizenship.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
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City News Service, Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
Elections experts say the bill would disenfranchise voters without ready access to those documents and married women whose documents reflect their names given at birth.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
The president has called for doing away with voting by mail and wants to require every American voter to reregister with proof-of-citizenship documents that, according to election law experts, could disenfranchise married women who changed their last names, students and people of color.
—Sophia Bollag, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026
Democrats and many groups that champion voter access say there is little evidence of noncitizens voting and say the bill would disenfranchise millions of voters – including Republicans – by creating new burdens to prove citizenship.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disenfranchise
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The ruling came after defense lawyers sought to disqualify Rosen and his staff from retrying felony vandalism and conspiracy charges, after the first trial ended in February with a jury deadlocked 9-3 and 8-4 in favor of conviction for the respective counts.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
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According to the ordinance, if candidates do not file to both entities by the deadline, which was April 21, the county commission should inform the Platte County Board of Elections to disqualify the candidates and remove their names from the ballot.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 2026
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And that would be true even during a typical presidency, to say nothing of one that has systematically attacked the freedom of the press, sought to disempower the WHCA, and banished some of its members.—
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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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
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But mental disorders account for the larger share of healthy life years lost, reflecting the chronic and disabling nature of many mental health conditions.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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To qualify for the Alsip housing, residents were required to be chronically homeless and have a disabling condition, which Rounds said often prevents them from working or living independently.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Disenfranchise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disenfranchise. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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