disenfranchising

Definition of disenfranchisingnext
present participle of disenfranchise

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for disenfranchising
Verb
  • Knuckling under the pressure to do something about this, Congress eventually passed a law that essentially denied such benefits to anyone whose only disabling condition was drug addiction or alcoholism.
    Tom Margenau, Dallas Morning News, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Even if the rates of death and disabling disease remain roughly the same, as case numbers grow, so too will the absolute amount of suffering.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The House bill also requires detailed quarterly reports to the Legislature of how money is spent from the fund, while forbidding purchases of aircraft, boats or motor vehicles.
    Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Its first phase started with more than 600 villages along India's 2,100-mile-long border with China, many high up in the forbidding Himalayan plateau.
    Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Disenfranchising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disenfranchising. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.

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