as in to disenfranchise
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Recent Examples of disempower
Aren’t red-lining, Jim Crow laws, discriminatory farming subsidies, the practical exclusion of Black veterans from GI benefits, gerrymandering to disempower Black voters, not to mention legalized slavery, etc., part of the true complete history of our great nation?
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 18 June 2024
In their rush to disempower midwives, anti-midwife crusaders inadvertently created a climate in which neonatal care is less safe for all birthing parents.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 18 June 2024
In the political sphere, the centralization of power inherent in the nation-state, whether democratic or authoritarian, disempowers many peoples.
—Ashish Kothari, Scientific American, 1 June 2021
Their strategy will disempower rightsholders by disempowering the only entity created and authorized to act on their behalf with respect to mechanical licenses – the MLC.
—Kristin Robinson, Billboard, 18 Mar. 2024
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 18 June 2024
In their rush to disempower midwives, anti-midwife crusaders inadvertently created a climate in which neonatal care is less safe for all birthing parents.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 18 June 2024
In the political sphere, the centralization of power inherent in the nation-state, whether democratic or authoritarian, disempowers many peoples.
—Ashish Kothari, Scientific American, 1 June 2021
Their strategy will disempower rightsholders by disempowering the only entity created and authorized to act on their behalf with respect to mechanical licenses – the MLC.
—Kristin Robinson, Billboard, 18 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disempower
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Voting rights advocates say the requirement would disenfranchise many American citizens who have the right to vote but do not have such documentation readily available.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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Critics say the order will only result in large swaths of voters being disenfranchised, and multiple groups, including the Democratic National Committee, have filed lawsuits over the executive order to block it from moving forward.—
Caroline Vakil,
The Hill,
2 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, Lula’s Workers’ Party filed a suit, based on her reporting, that argued that Bolsonaro’s online manipulations disqualified his candidacy.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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Several public opinion polls show support for the New Democrats in the single digits and some projections suggest its parliamentary representation could slide from 24 seats to below 12, which would disqualify the New Democrats as an official national party.—
Vjosa Isai,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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From there, Alvarado drove to Chicago Ridge and the police vehicle was disabled on train tracks, prosecutors said.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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The notice said email accounts would be disabled and instructs employees to leave laptops and work cellphones in the office, according to text of the email shared with CBS News.—
Aaron Navarro,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Disempower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disempower. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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