disenfranchise
v.
take away rights which belong to a citizen (i.e. right to vote)
Disfranchisement
Disenfranchisement or disfranchisement is the revocation of the right of
suffrage (the right to vote) to a person or group of people. Disfranchisement might occur explicitly through law, or implicitly by intimidation.
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disenfranchise
Verb
1. deprive of voting rights
(synonym) disfranchise
(antonym) enfranchise
(hypernym) deprive
(derivation) disenfranchisement
Disenfranchise
(v. t.)
To disfranchise; to deprive of the rights of a citizen.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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disenfranchise
Synonyms and related words:
deprive of freedom, disfranchise, dominate, enslave, enthrall, hold captive, hold down, hold in bondage, hold in captivity, hold in leash, hold in subjection, keep down, keep under, lead captive, make dependent, peonize, subject, subjugate, subordinate, take captive, vassalize
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