as in to disqualify
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Recent Examples of disenfranchise
In the coming weeks, Texas’s Democratic lawmakers will flee the state in an attempt to stop its GOP legislature from drawing a map that disenfranchises their voters and leaves Crockett’s House colleagues in danger of losing their seats in 2026.
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Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
But, from a voter rights and civil rights perspective, mid-census redistricting could confuse and disenfranchise voters, Gandhi said.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Districts must be equal in population — within tight tolerances — but also must not disenfranchise protected ethnic groups, according to federal law.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
Districts must be equal in population — within tight tolerances — but also must not disenfranchise protected ethnic groups, according to federal law.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 12 Aug. 2025
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Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
But, from a voter rights and civil rights perspective, mid-census redistricting could confuse and disenfranchise voters, Gandhi said.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Districts must be equal in population — within tight tolerances — but also must not disenfranchise protected ethnic groups, according to federal law.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
Districts must be equal in population — within tight tolerances — but also must not disenfranchise protected ethnic groups, according to federal law.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disenfranchise
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Across an 88-page affidavit, Bederow makes numerous allegations regarding the prosecution of his client in support of motions to have the indictments dismissed and to disqualify special Assistant District Attorney Kenneth Mello from the case.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
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The attorney said Hernandez has no criminal record that would disqualify him from the program.—
Armando Garcia,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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In other words, real care is not supposed to disempower.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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There's a lot of talk in the AI safety world about the degree to which these systems are likely to do things like power-seeking, to be deceptive, to seek to disempower humans and escape their control.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
27 Apr. 2025
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Austin Mock,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Common Sense Media wants companies to disable chatbots from having mental health conversations with teens.—
Sonia Mankame,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Disenfranchise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disenfranchise. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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