disfranchise

/'dis'fræntʃaiz/ Cách viết khác : (disenfranchise) /'disin'fræntʃaiz/

Thân thiện

The new law would disfranchise many citizens.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To deprive of a right or privilege, especially the right to vote: The primary meaning of "disfranchise" is to take away someone's legal rights, most specifically their franchise, which is their entitlement to vote in public elections.

Usage and Examples

• Verb:
  • The new law threatened to disfranchise thousands of eligible voters.
  • Historically, poll taxes were used to disfranchise poor citizens.
  • A citizen cannot be disfranchised without due process of law.

Advanced Usage

• Legal/Historical Context: The term is often used in discussions of constitutional law, civil rights, and history, particularly regarding policies that excluded groups from the electoral process.
  • The state's constitution was amended to disfranchise those convicted of felonies.

Variants and Related Words

• Disfranchisement (noun): The act of disfranchising or the state of being disfranchised.
  • The disfranchisement of the population led to widespread protests.
• Disenfranchise (verb): A more common modern variant with identical meaning.
  • Many feel that the complicated registration process disenfranchises young voters.

Synonyms

• Deprive: To deny someone the possession or use of something.
• Disqualify: To officially make someone ineligible for something.

Antonyms

• Enfranchise: To give the right to vote.
• Empower: To give authority or power to.

Học thuật

Verb

1. deprive of voting rights

Từ đồng nghĩa

• disenfranchise