disenfranchiseverb [ T ]
uk/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈfræn.tʃaɪz/us/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈfræn.tʃaɪz/US also disfranchiseto take away power or opportunities, especially the right to vote, from a person or group
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Elections
- absentee ballot
- absentee vote
- absolute majority
- abstain
- abstention
- aye
- franchise
- general election
- gerrymandering
- go to the country idiom
- hat
- nominate
- rigging
- safe
- scrutineer
- secret ballot
- show of hands
- spoil
- stump
- vote of confidence
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disenfranchisement
noun [ U ] uk/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈfræn.tʃaɪz.mənt//ˌdɪs.ɪnˈfræn.tʃaɪz.mənt/
There was a systematic disenfranchisement of people of color and poor people.
Examples from literature
- For the edification of the possible reader who is entirely uninformed, it may be explained that women are not entirely disenfranchised in the United States.