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disenfranchise

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dis·en·fran·chise  (dsn-frnchz)
tr.v. dis·en·fran·chised, dis·en·fran·chis·ing, dis·en·fran·chis·es
To disfranchise.

disen·franchisement (-chzmnt, -chz-) n.

disenfranchise [ˌdɪsɪnˈfræntʃaɪz], disfranchise
vb (tr)
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to deprive (a person) of the right to vote or other rights of citizenship
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to deprive (a place) of the right to send representatives to an elected body
3. (Business / Commerce) to deprive (a business concern, etc.) of some privilege or right
4. to deprive (a person, place, etc.) of any franchise or right
disenfranchisement  [ˌdɪsɪnˈfræntʃɪzmənt], disfranchisement n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.disenfranchise - deprive of voting rights
deprive - keep from having, keeping, or obtaining
enfranchise - grant voting rights
Translations
disenfranchise [ˌdɪsɪnˈfræntʃaɪz] VTprivar del derecho de voto
disenfranchise [ˌdɪsɪnˈfræntʃaɪz] vt
(not allow to vote) [+ person] → priver du droit de vote
(COMMERCE) (= remove franchise of) [+ company] → retirer la franchise à
disenfranchise
vt
persondie bürgerlichen Ehrenrechte aberkennen (+dat); towndas Recht nehmen, einen Abgeordneten ins Parlament zu senden (+dat)
(Comm) → die Konzession entziehen (+dat)
disenfranchise [ˈdɪsɪnˈfræntʃaɪz] vtprivare del diritto di voto (Comm) → togliere il privilegio commerciale a
disenfranchise [ˈdɪsɪnˈfræntʃaɪz] vtprivare del diritto di voto (Comm) → togliere il privilegio commerciale a


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A well-run system will use a variety of information from a number of sources to create redundancy that can capture corrections instead of allowing the errors to disenfranchise voters.
These measures would disproportionately disenfranchise people of color, particularly Blacks in many areas of the country.
The state's Democratic lawmakers refused to play along with the Republican redistricting effort, and civil-rights organizations protested districts that would disenfranchise minority groups.
 
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