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disfranchise

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dis·fran·chise  (ds-frnchz)
tr.v. dis·fran·chised, dis·fran·chis·ing, dis·fran·chis·es
1. To deprive of a privilege, an immunity, or a right of citizenship, especially the right to vote; disenfranchise.
2. To deprive (a corporation, for example) of a privilege or franchise.
dis·franchisement (-chzmnt, -chz-) n.
dis·franchiser n.
disfranchise
Verb
[-chising, -chised] same as disenfranchise
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.disfranchise - deprive of voting rights
disenfranchise
deprive - keep from having, keeping, or obtaining


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He was also an enthusiastic supporter of his state's massive effort to disfranchise black voters.
When bigots become reformers: the Progressive Era's shameful record ... by Root, Damon W. / Reason
citizens appear to be trying to wrest more from the least wealthy, and the most powerful are attempting to disfranchise senior citizens from an important program designed to keep them out of poverty at the end of their productive years.
Social Security and the African American male (a cash transfer system) by Davis, Eddie / Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Delegates "wished to disfranchise most of the Negroes and the uneducated and propertyless whites in order to legally create a conservative electorate," wrote historian Malcolm McMillan.
Locking Up The Vote by THOMPSON, NICHOLAS / Washington Monthly
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