disenfranchise

[US]/ˌdɪsɪnˈfræntʃaɪz/
[UK]/ˌdɪsɪnˈfræntʃaɪz/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

Verb: Deprive of the right to vote, terminate a franchise.

Example Sentences

people who are socially disenfranchised by class.

the move would disenfranchise the disabled from using the town centre.

White supremacists devise new methods to disenfranchise Negroes.

the law disenfranchised some 3,000 voters on the basis of a residence qualification.

Many people feel disenfranchised by the political system.

The new law could disenfranchise certain minority groups.

Voter ID laws have been criticized for disenfranchising marginalized communities.

The policy change could disenfranchise a large number of low-income families.

The decision to close polling stations may disenfranchise elderly voters.

The company's discriminatory practices have disenfranchised employees of color.

Some argue that requiring a specific form of identification disenfranchises certain groups.

The policy change was seen as an attempt to disenfranchise certain communities.

Disenfranchisement can lead to feelings of powerlessness and alienation.

Efforts are being made to address the disenfranchisement of certain groups in society.

Real-world Examples

The crown raises the disenfranchised to Royal — even Saintly status.

Source: Secrets of Masterpieces

We're tired of being politically disenfranchised.

Source: CNN Listening November 2013 Collection

And a very sad group of people is trying to disenfranchise that group of people.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2020 Collection

As a disenfranchised group, women had no voice in the laws that affected their– or anyone else's– lives.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

Can you talk about what you mean by disenfranchised royals? I mean, why do they feel left out?

Source: NPR News March 2020 Collection

They said that thousands of voters were disenfranchised by holding the primary in the midst of the coronavirus crisis.

Source: PBS English News

The crisis of socialist mismanagement in Venezuela deepened, speeding up a mass exodus of its hungry and disenfranchised people.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

She did all this while disenfranchised herself.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

Urban violence happens among the most disadvantaged and disenfranchised among us.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) July 2020 Collection

'Cause the disenfranchised immigrant serving the spoiled white girl would have no reason to lie.

Source: 2 Broke Girls Season 1

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