Explore Disfranchised through 7 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like disenfranchised or voiceless. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Disfranchised meaning
simple past and past participle of disfranchise
Synonyms of Disfranchised
Using Disfranchised
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of disfranchise
- Useful related words include: disenfranchised, voiceless, voteless, enfranchised.
- In the example corpus, disfranchised often appears in combinations such as: that disfranchised, disfranchised most.
Context around Disfranchised
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Disfranchised
- In this selection, "disfranchised" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, alabama, two, effectively, tens, poor and classes stand out and add context to how "disfranchised" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as alabama disfranchised poor whites and citizens were disfranchised and relegated. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "disfranchised" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with disfranchised
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Franklin 139 After Reconstruction ended and the whites disfranchised the blacks and imposed Jim Crow, they consistently underfunded black institutions, including the schools. (23 words)
Civil Rights Movement in Jackson main The Civil Rights Movement had been active for decades, particularly mounting legal challenges to Mississippi's constitution and laws that disfranchised blacks. (28 words)
The total effects were greater on the African-American community, as almost all of its citizens were disfranchised and relegated to separate and unequal treatment under the law. (28 words)
From 1890 to 1908, Southern states of the former Confederacy created constitutions with provisions that disfranchised tens of thousands of African Americans, and U.S. states such as Alabama disfranchised poor whites as well. (34 words)
Following Reconstruction, white Democrats and insurgent groups used force to regain power in the state legislatures, and pass laws that effectively disfranchised most blacks and many poor whites in the South. (31 words)
The two disfranchised classes, women and Negroes, are the only ones excluded from the highest schools of the state, from the colleges, from the schools of law, medicine, and theology. (30 words)
Example sentences (7)
From 1890 to 1908, Southern states of the former Confederacy created constitutions with provisions that disfranchised tens of thousands of African Americans, and U.S. states such as Alabama disfranchised poor whites as well.
The two disfranchised classes, women and Negroes, are the only ones excluded from the highest schools of the state, from the colleges, from the schools of law, medicine, and theology.
Civil Rights Movement in Jackson main The Civil Rights Movement had been active for decades, particularly mounting legal challenges to Mississippi's constitution and laws that disfranchised blacks.
Following Reconstruction, white Democrats and insurgent groups used force to regain power in the state legislatures, and pass laws that effectively disfranchised most blacks and many poor whites in the South.
Franklin 139 After Reconstruction ended and the whites disfranchised the blacks and imposed Jim Crow, they consistently underfunded black institutions, including the schools.
From 1890 to 1908, southern states passed new constitutions and laws that disfranchised most blacks and tens of thousands of poor whites with new voter registration and electoral rules.
The total effects were greater on the African-American community, as almost all of its citizens were disfranchised and relegated to separate and unequal treatment under the law.
Common combinations with disfranchised
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: