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disenfranchise

[dis-en-fran-chahyz] / ˌdɪs ɛnˈfræn tʃaɪz /


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Opposition MPs have criticised the delay, saying it would potentially disenfranchise millions of voters.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

Voting rights advocates warned the move could disenfranchise eligible voters.

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2026

It would disenfranchise vulnerable groups of people, she said — women, people with disabilities, communities of color and the elderly.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025

The lists could find their way into the hands of malicious actors and individual efforts to inspect the rolls could disenfranchise voters through intimidation or canceled registrations, state election officials and privacy advocates warned.

From Washington Times • Oct. 4, 2023

He is wholly at the mercy of the factor, who usually holds all the highest offices on the estate, and has the power, as at Barra, to disenfranchise an entire island.

From Our Journey to the Hebrides by Pennell, Elizabeth Robins




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