Disenfranchise
//ˌdɪs.ɪnˈfɹæn.t͡ʃaɪz// verb
verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To deprive someone of a franchise, generally of the right to vote. transitive
"Harris’s victory comes 55 years after the Voting Rights Act abolished laws that disenfranchised Black Americans, 36 years after the first woman ran on a presidential ticket and four years after Democrats were devastated by the defeat of Hillary Clinton"
- 2 deprive of voting rights wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"Hooray! We have another dreamy, starry-eyed idealist to disenfranchise and oppress!"
Etymology
From dis- + enfranchise.
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