disenfranchise

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Recent Examples of disenfranchise Adopting the Republican National Committee’s position would necessarily disenfranchise voters in the military and law-abiding citizens who are permitted to vote absentee or by mail and have their ballots postmarked at or prior to Election Day. John E. Jones Iii, The Conversation, 1 July 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 Voting rights advocates have expressed concern that the bill would potentially disenfranchise millions of voters. Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 24 June 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for disenfranchise
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Verb
  • Under Kaiser’s system, once a neutral arbitrator is selected, either party can opt to disqualify that person without cause.
    Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
  • Your employer shouldn't disqualify you Student loan borrowers may no longer need to fret over whether their employer will remain eligible for PSLF.
    Annie Nova, CNBC, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Tim Hawkins as saying that American forces disabled the M/T Lavine in the Gulf of Oman after the ship attempted to run the blockade at least four times.
    Azhar Sukri, CNBC, 25 July 2026
  • In this instance, those cyber guardrails were disabled to properly measure its performance.
    Harry Booth, Time, 24 July 2026

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“Disenfranchise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disenfranchise. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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