disenfranchise

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

In a letter to Chairman Ray Buckley, they also called the primary “detrimental” and said “non-compliant processes can disenfranchise and confuse voters.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2024

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

The provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 currently ban tests for voting, which were used to disenfranchise people of color for decades.

From Salon • May 16, 2023

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

From Phineas Finn The Irish Member by Trollope, Anthony