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单词 disenfranchise
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disenfranchise

(dɪsɪnfræntʃaɪz)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense disenfranchises, present participle disenfranchising, past tense, past participle disenfranchised
verb
To disenfranchise a group of people means to take away their right to vote, or their right to vote for what they really want.
Opponents say that the laws are a Republican ruse to disenfranchise entire groupsof voters. [VERB noun]
...the helplessness of disenfranchised minorities. [VERB-ed]

disenfranchise in British English

(ˌdɪsɪnˈfræntʃaɪz) or disfranchise
verb (transitive)
1. 
to deprive (a person) of the right to vote or other rights of citizenship
2. 
to deprive (a place) of the right to send representatives to an elected body
3. 
to deprive (a business concern, etc) of some privilege or right
4. 
to deprive (a person, place, etc) of any franchise or right
Derived forms
disenfranchisement (ˌdɪsɪnˈfræntʃɪzmənt) or disfranchisement (disˈfranchisement)
noun

disenfranchise in American English

(ˌdɪsɪnˈfrænˌtʃaɪz)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˌdisenˈfranˌchised or ˌdisenˈfranˌchising
1. 
to deprive of the rights of citizenship, esp. of the right to vote
2. 
to deprive of a privilege, right, or power
Derived forms
disenfranchisement (ˌdisenˈfranchisement) (ˌdɪsɪnˈfræntʃaɪzmənt; ˌdɪsɪnˈfræntʃɪzmənt)
noun

Examples of 'disenfranchise' in a sentence
disenfranchise

Preaching to people who feel disenfranchised affects the way you address them.
Christianity Today (2000)
It has disenfranchised many people from the sport.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The worst thing about Britain is that so many people are disenfranchised by price and snobbery.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
To speak to the disenfranchised youth of Britain.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Europe's voters have been effectively disenfranchised by a cunning bureaucracy that finds ways to avoid consulting them.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
You name the disenfranchised group, she's campaigned on their behalf.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
They can be a great metaphor for any feared, misunderstood, disenfranchised group.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The trouble is not that the people are disenfranchised, it is that the people's representativesare disenfranchised.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Often very funny, there is a sadness at the heart of this film, that of disenfranchised people who still carry the weight of the past.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)

In other languages
disenfranchise

British English: disenfranchise VERB
To disenfranchise a group of people means to take away their right to vote, or their right to vote for what they really want.
...fears of an organized attempt to disenfranchise supporters of the cause.
  • American English: disenfranchise
  • Brazilian Portuguese: privar do privilégio do voto
  • Chinese: 剥夺 > 权利某人群的
  • European Spanish: privar del derecho al voto
  • French: priver du droit de vote
  • German: das Wahlrecht entziehen
  • Italian: privare del diritto di voto
  • Japanese: 公民権を剥奪する
  • Korean: 선거권을 박탈하다
  • European Portuguese: privar do privilégio do voto
  • Latin American Spanish: privar del derecho al voto
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