disenfranchise
verb (used with object)
to deprive (a person) of a right or privilege of citizenship, especially the right to vote.
disenfranchises
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present tense formof disenfranchise (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Yates, from Crackington Haven, said she wanted the bank to "reconsider their policy" as she believed it "disenfranchises the rural population".
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
Circuit Court of Appeals panel ordered the Mississippi secretary of state to stop enforcing a provision in the state constitution that disenfranchises people convicted of specific crimes, including murder, forgery and bigamy.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
This disenfranchises those who have paid for their crime.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 29, 2023
Raman and Krekorian have sharply criticized the map, saying it disenfranchises voters and needs to be reworked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2021
No other country in the world disenfranchises people who are released from prison in a manner even remotely resembling the United States.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
