disenfranchise (Meaning)

Wordnet

disenfranchise (v)

deprive of voting rights

Webster

To disfranchise; to deprive of the rights of a citizen.

The new legislation disenfranchises the prison population by denying them the right to vote.
The poll tax was specifically designed to disenfranchise African American voters.
The literacy test was another method used to disenfranchise African American voters.
The grandfather clause was yet another way to disenfranchise African American voters.
The Supreme Court outlawed the grandfather clause as a method of disenfranchisement.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was designed to dismantle the various methods of disenfranchisement used against African American voters.
Despite the protections of the Voting Rights Act, disenfranchisement efforts against people of color have continued in more subtle ways.
Strict voter ID laws are seen by some as a way to disenfranchise low-income and minority voters.
Gerrymandering can also be used as a method of disenfranchisement.
It is important to be vigilant against all forms of disenfranchisement, no matter who they target.

deprive of voting rightsTo disfranchise; to deprive of the rights of a citizen.

disempower, disable,disqualify, invalidate, proscribe,forbid, decertify, nullify,disallow, delegitimize

privilege, qualify,privilege, qualify, entitle, enable, entitle, enable, authorize, authorize

The new legislation disenfranchises the prison population by denying them the right to vote.

The poll tax was specifically designed to disenfranchise African American voters.

The literacy test was another method used to disenfranchise African American voters.

The grandfather clause was yet another way to disenfranchise African American voters.