as in to disqualify
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Recent Examples of disenfranchise
Failure risks undermining American democracy and disenfranchising millions.
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Kathy Schmitz, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2025
During the July 18 vote, Smith echoed their concerns, noting that an August election date may disenfranchise voters overseas who will not receive ballots in time or voters who need to vote early or by absentee ballot.
—Ilana Arougheti
july 24, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2025
That's even harder, since selectively disenfranchising huge swaths of the eligible voting population would seem to undermine, not promote, election integrity.
—Stephen Legomsky, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
The move underscores the administration’s broader efforts to upend the DOJ's civil rights division’s traditions of pursuing cases to protect the civil rights of some of the country's most vulnerable and historically disenfranchised populations.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 22 May 2025
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Kathy Schmitz, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2025
During the July 18 vote, Smith echoed their concerns, noting that an August election date may disenfranchise voters overseas who will not receive ballots in time or voters who need to vote early or by absentee ballot.
—Ilana Arougheti
july 24, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2025
That's even harder, since selectively disenfranchising huge swaths of the eligible voting population would seem to undermine, not promote, election integrity.
—Stephen Legomsky, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
The move underscores the administration’s broader efforts to upend the DOJ's civil rights division’s traditions of pursuing cases to protect the civil rights of some of the country's most vulnerable and historically disenfranchised populations.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disenfranchise
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However, many argue that her public support for the war in Ukraine should disqualify her from neutral status.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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But legal analysts say that Pirro’s comments in her deposition show a level of partisanship and willingness to mislead the public that should disqualify her from holding such a top position at DOJ.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 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,
2 Sep. 2025
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For people in their retirement years, ages 65 to 74, nearly one in four experiences disabling hearing loss.—
Joseph Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Disenfranchise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disenfranchise. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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