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disenfranchise

verb as in disempower

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Translation: Disenfranchise voters who traditionally are part of the Democratic coalition, namely minorities.

The Advancement Project says these laws could potentially disenfranchise tens of thousands of minority voters.

He implied that the opponents who are calling for him to drop out of the race are seeking to disenfranchise the voters.

Partisan voter ID laws would disenfranchise a huge number of poor, young, elderly, and minority voters.

But, my bet is she will disenfranchise many moderate Republicans (like me) and turn off independents.

Not only this, but he proposed to the provincial assembly a measure to disenfranchise all persons who have concubines.

They effectively discount any and all other means of acquiring knowledge, and totally disenfranchise individuals who cannot read.

The whole thing is gone, and for my part I wish they'd disenfranchise the borough.

I wish they'd disenfranchise the whole country, and send us a military governor.

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On this page you'll find 10 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to disenfranchise, such as: weaken, deprive, oppress, marginalize, and subjugate.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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