disfranchise
/'dis'fræntʃaiz/ Cách viết khác : (disenfranchise) /'disin'fræntʃaiz/
Definition
- 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.
Verb
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deprive of voting rights
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