as in to disqualify
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Recent Examples of disenfranchise
Dozens of states across the country are considering their own versions of a federal voting bill critics say could disenfranchise millions of Americans, including many married women.
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Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
Those are both fine ideas, with open primaries in particular being an overdue fix to New York’s deeply flawed democracy that too many voters are checked out of and effectively disenfranchised from.
—Harry Siegel, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2025
Critics say the proof-of-citizenship rule could disenfranchise millions, especially those without passports or easy access to birth records.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Though some Alawites in Baniyas served in Mr. al-Assad’s military, many others were disenfranchised under his government, according to residents.
—Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
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Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
Those are both fine ideas, with open primaries in particular being an overdue fix to New York’s deeply flawed democracy that too many voters are checked out of and effectively disenfranchised from.
—Harry Siegel, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2025
Critics say the proof-of-citizenship rule could disenfranchise millions, especially those without passports or easy access to birth records.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Though some Alawites in Baniyas served in Mr. al-Assad’s military, many others were disenfranchised under his government, according to residents.
—Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disenfranchise
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Earlier this month, a 19-year-old trans fencer named Red Sullivan became the center of yet another anti-trans sporting firestorm when her opponent, 31-year-old Stephanie Turner, knelt down and intentionally disqualified herself from a Maryland tournament rather than compete against a trans athlete.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
1 May 2025
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The 27-year-old finished fifth in the sprint in China, but was disqualified in the Grand Prix along with Hamilton.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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There's a lot of talk in the AI safety world about the degree to which these systems are likely to do things like power-seeking, to be deceptive, to seek to disempower humans and escape their control.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
27 Apr. 2025
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Serena’s not going to convince him to disempower himself and endanger his family over the course of a few evening strolls.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2025
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In the case of an outage that disables mobile networks, Uplink routers—often backed by batteries or operating on local mesh—can keep neighborhoods connected.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Users can also disable remote administration and reboot their routers to cut off this primary access point.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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“Disenfranchise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disenfranchise. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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