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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
Verb
[-chising, -chised] to deprive (someone) of the right to vote or of other rights of citizenship
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.disenfranchise - deprive of voting rights
deprive - keep from having, keeping, or obtaining
enfranchise - grant voting rights
Translations

disenfranchise [ˈdɪsɪnˈfræntʃaɪz] vtprivar del derecho al voto;
(COMM) → privar de franquicias
disenfranchise [ˈdɪsɪnˈfræntʃaɪz] vtpriver du droit de vote;
(Comm) → retirer la franchise à
disenfranchise [ˈdɪsɪnˈfræntʃaɪz] vt (Pol) → das Wahlrecht entziehen +dat;
(Comm) → die Konzession entziehen +dat
disenfranchise [dɪsɪnˈfræntʃaɪz] vtprivare del diritto di voto;

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``It's ridiculous to have all these other languages and when you have the third largest city of Los Angeles County, Glendale, where 40 percent of the population is Armenian, and not have the voting material in the Armenian language, it completely disenfranchises people,'' Kassakhian said.
is the only democratic nation that broadly disenfranchises ex-felons for life.
I am referring to the fact that Florida maintains a practice long since repudiated in most industrialized democracies: it permanently disenfranchises almost every citizen convicted of a felony.
 
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