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English
Etymology
dis- + enfranchise
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌdɪs.ɪnˈfɹæn.t͡ʃaɪz/
Verb
disenfranchise (third-person singular simple present disenfranchises, present participle disenfranchising, simple past and past participle disenfranchised)
- (transitive) To deprive someone of a franchise, generally of the right to vote.
2020 November 7, Chelsea Janes, “Kamala Harris, daughter of Jamaican and Indian immigrants, elected nation’s first female vice president”, in Washington Post: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
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to deprive someone of a franchise, generally their right to vote