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Definitions for disenfranchisement
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. disenfranchisementnoun

    the act of withdrawing certification or terminating a franchise

Wiktionary

  1. disenfranchisementnoun

    Explicit or implicit revocation of, or failure to grant the right to vote, to a person or group of people.

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  1. disenfranchisement

    Disenfranchisement refers to the act of depriving someone of a right or privilege, particularly the right to vote or participate in political processes. This can take place due to discriminatory laws, social pressures, or various other means. In a broader sense, it can also pertain to anyone who is deprived of any legal rights, power, or a sense of community involvement.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of disenfranchisement in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of disenfranchisement in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of disenfranchisement in a Sentence

  1. Kris Kobach:

    Every time an alien votes, it cancels out the vote of a U.S. citizen. That's real disenfranchisement, it's happening every election and it's happening in every state.

  2. Stacey Abrams:

    Make no mistake, the former secretary of state was deliberate and intentional in his actions, i know that eight years of systemic disenfranchisement, disinvestment and incompetence had its desired affect on the electoral process in Georgia.

  3. New York:

    It is unconscionable to deny voting rights to New Yorkers who have paid their debt and have re-entered society, this reform will reduce disenfranchisement and will help restore justice and fairness to our democratic process. Withholding or delaying voting rights diminishes our democracy.

  4. Tannya Benavides:

    From what I've experienced just knocking on doors, there is a lot of voter apathy. Then you see something like your congressman being investigated by the FBI and that leads to even more disillusionment and disenfranchisement, we can not deny the red trend in South Texas.

  5. John Mark:

    It's the most bald-faced attempt at disenfranchisement since Jim Crow.

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Translations for disenfranchisement

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  • Wahlrechtsentzug, WahlrechtsausschlussGerman
  • privation de droitsFrench
  • 免責Japanese
  • Ontzetting uit een recht, Ontneming van het kiesrechtDutch

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