disfranchise
verb
dis·fran·chise
| \ (ˌ)dis-ˈfran-ˌchīz
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disfranchised;
disfranchising;
disfranchises
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Other Words from disfranchise
disfranchisement
\ (ˌ)dis-ˈfran-ˌchīz-mənt
, -chəz- \
noun
, -chəz- \
noun
Examples of disfranchise in a Sentence
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The winner-take-all proviso for awarding state electoral votes disfranchises minority party voters. — Time Staff, Time, "7 Things People Get Wrong About American History," 26 Sep. 2017 Thus began the era of segregation—a system that subordinated black Southerners economically, disfranchised them politically, and isolated them in public and private space. — Garrett Epps, The Atlantic, "The True History of the South Is Not Being Erased," 11 June 2017 What Musa Sadr did was to transform a highly marginalized and disfranchised community like the Shiites into an army of activists. — Robin Wright, The New Yorker, "My Reunion with a Lebanese Hijacker," 4 Jan. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'disfranchise.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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disfranchise
verb
dis·fran·chise
| \ dis-ˈfran-ˌchīz
\
\
disfranchised;
disfranchising
Kids Definition of disfranchise
disfranchise
transitive verb
dis·fran·chise
| \ dis-ˈfran-ˌchīz
\
\
disfranchised;
disfranchising
Legal Definition of disfranchise
: to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity
especially
: to deprive of the right to vote