Synonyms of disenfranchise

disenfranchise

verb

as in to disqualify

Related Words

• disqualify
• disempower
• disable
• forbid
• invalidate
• nullify
• proscribe
• decertify
• disallow
• delegitimize

Dissimilar Words

• privilege
• authorize
• enable
• qualify
• entitle
• empower
• license
• enfranchise
• approve
• endorse

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of disenfranchise

The North Carolina legislature's recent efforts to disenfranchise Black voters through gerrymandering and voter identification laws are nothing if not the grandchildren of the grandfather clause. — CBS News, 12 July 2026

The Supreme Court handed down a decision in April that gutted a key provision of the Voting Rights Act meant to remedy efforts to disenfranchise minority voters. — ABC News, 2 July 2026

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