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disenfranchise

verb as in disempower

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Her first album Horses was for the disenfranchised and the shunned.

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Republicans say it is a naked power grab that will disenfranchise the party's voters in California, a state where they are heavily outnumbered by Democrats.

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Experts say opponents of Proposition 50 have no viable federal legal challenge against the new maps on the basis that they disenfranchise a large chunk of California Republicans.

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The proposal, as outlined, she said “is not an appropriate role for the federal government under the Constitution and may lead to disenfranchising people because of the lack of coordination with state requirements and deadlines.”

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Some voters in Zanzibar felt disenfranchised and said they would "leave that section blank" on the presidential ballot.

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