disenfranchise

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Recent Examples of disenfranchise As the hijackers in their passenger car grew disenfranchised by their leader’s agenda, OA was able to convince once of them (played by Magnum P.I. Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 11 Mar. 2025 The killers included white policemen, sheriffs, businessmen, even a legislator—all part of the Jim Crow system aimed at disenfranchising Black voters. Essence, 10 Mar. 2025 Kansas, which voted overwhelmingly for Trump, missed a legal deadline for certifying its six Electoral College votes – a mistake that risked disenfranchising the state’s 1.3 million voters if members of Congress had objected. Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2025 Also, the behaviors of CEOs not living up to the purpose of their organizations and, frankly, disenfranchising much of their workforce. Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for disenfranchise
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disenfranchise
Verb
  • Following the eventful Cook Out 400 at Martinsville, Erik Jones was disqualified by NASCAR for failing to meet the minimum weight requirement laid out in the regulations.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
  • The timing of Watkins’ injury not only disqualifies her from this postseason but also complicates her availability for the 2025-26 season.
    Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Alongside selectively prioritizing people in your life, equally important is steering clear of people who consistently disempower, disrespect, or discredit you.
    Joseph Liu, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Simone Browne has described its racial and racist dimensions, and Karen Levy and others have examined how digital monitoring can discipline and disempower workers.
    Ben Tarnoff, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • 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
  • 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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“Disenfranchise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disenfranchise. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.

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