DISENFRANCHISEMENT Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

disenfranchise

verb

Definition of disenfranchise

as in to disqualify

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Recent Examples of disenfranchise That these Americans tend to be lower income and often nonwhite is just an extra for MAGA, which would love to specifically disenfranchise these constituencies. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026 Opponents say the measure would disenfranchise voters, particularly those who are low-income or people of color. — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 16 July 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for 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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