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Disenfranchising

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Disenfranchising meaning

present participle and gerund of disenfranchise

Example sentences (19)

In 1950, Mississippi dropped burglary from the list of disenfranchising crimes.

Speaking today when he delivered his State of the Nation Address at Parliament in Lilongwe, Chakwera said the removal is aimed at preventing the risk of disenfranchising citizens from enjoying their right to vote.

Ultimately, this airport expansion, if approved, will irreversibly change the character of Aspen by further gentrifying the town and disenfranchising the local residents with the big city taint.

Kansas provides a cautionary tale about how pursuing an election concern that in fact is risks disenfranchising a far greater number of people who are legally entitled to vote.

Those who want to relax the rules on who may return absentee ballots argue that such restrictions don't prevent fraud, but end up disenfranchising certain groups of voters, particularly communities of color.

A man seeking to make Americans okay with disenfranchising millions of citizens.

As the VP announcement “buildup” has mounted, the question now is: What black female can Biden choose without disenfranchising his racially charged constituents to her left, or his more moderate Demo supporters and independent voters to her right?

Fahad Ahmad, student leader from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, said the government needs CAA to rule for another 50 years by disenfranchising those who are protesting.

He and his Republican minions are sowing doubt about the fairness of our elections; disenfranchising voters; ignoring the Russian threat to elect Trump; claiming fraud for mail-in ballots without any evidence; and dismantling the U.S. Postal Service.

One government lawyer, a hardcore liberal, wondered if we should give this whole disenfranchising thing a try.

That in turn allows them to continue disenfranchising voters.

The act of disenfranchising people who commit crimes dates back to the beginning of U.S. history.

This is disenfranchising the grassroots of political parties, who should have the major say in who are their political candidates.

It is akin to disenfranchising those who don’t vote for the BJP.

The caucuses take place on a Monday night in frigid early February, disenfranchising Iowans who cannot attend because they have to work, have child care obligations, are disabled or are out of state.

The majority of the current refugee programs are specifically designated as exclusively Syrian refugee programs, disenfranchising other vulnerable populations.

This can only be done with padding the list with people not eligible to be voters and disenfranchising thousands who are entitled to vote, and the House-to-House exercise allows for those objectives to be met.

Florida has severe laws disenfranchising convicted felons and requiring individual applications to regain suffrage.

The 1890 election was strongly contested, resulting in opponents of the D. P. Hadden faction working to deprive them of votes by disenfranchising blacks.