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Present Participle
disenfranchising
Past Tense
disenfranchised
Past Participle
disenfranchised
1
to take away from someone the right to vote
- The new regulations could disenfranchise thousands of voters in rural areas.
- Historically, discriminatory practices were used to disenfranchise women and people of color.
- A government must never disenfranchise its citizens, as voting is a fundamental right.
- They argued that the policy would indirectly disenfranchise young voters.
- Efforts to disenfranchise certain populations were met with legal challenges and public outrage.
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