Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To disfranchise.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To disfranchise.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. To disfranchise; to deprive of the rights of a citizen.
WordNet 3.0
- v. deprive of voting rights
Etymologies
- From dis- + enfranchise (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Barack Obama is in Florida to raise money from voters whom he has worked hard to disenfranchise from the Democratic Party’s nomination process.”
“Libya's new government "will by definition disenfranchise religious minorities" and women.”
“Didn't Clinton herself agree to "disenfranchise" the voters of MI and FL in the fall of 2007?”
“The only way she is winning the popular vote is to "disenfranchise" (that's right I said it Hillary) the 200 some odd thousand voters in MI that went for Obama.”
Clinton reviewing 'options' - but says superdelegates could shift
“If we "disenfranchise" millions of voters, then Clinton does have the lead.”
Clinton supporters tell her: 'It's an honor, Madame President!'
“Clinton is talking about how we don't want to "disenfranchise" voters, while she is disenfranchsing everyone who caucused. marygrace”
Clinton supporters tell her: 'It's an honor, Madame President!'
“So, evidently, it's not OK to 'disenfranchise' the voters in FL and MI, who broke the rules, but it is OK to disenfranchise all those voters who came out to caucus for their candidates in accordance with the rules.”
“Thank God! Someone else who has no problem stating the FACTS/TRUTH that Hillary signed on the dotted line like everyone else to "disenfranchise" (her words now) the voters of these two states.”
“April 25th, 2008 10: 48 am ET so now its clinton's people that want to "disenfranchise" people?”
Final returns in Pennsylvania: did Clinton nab a double-digit win?
“If we count the votes in FL and MI and do not "disenfranchise" those voters – how are the voter's in the caucas states to be "counted" in order for them not to be "disenfranchised?”
Clinton says she expects lead in popular vote, primary delegates
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