Explore Disfranchising through 6 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Disfranchising meaning
present participle and gerund of disfranchise
Using Disfranchising
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of disfranchise
- In the example corpus, disfranchising often appears in combinations such as: disfranchising most.
Context around Disfranchising
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Disfranchising
- In this selection, "disfranchising" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, elections, essentially, passed, citizens, voter and blacks stand out and add context to how "disfranchising" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include after disfranchising most african and disfranchising voter registration. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "disfranchising" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with disfranchising
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Rigging elections & disfranchising citizens, amending constitution to stay in power, appointing senators are torsional issues. (15 words)
Disfranchising voter registration requirements continued to keep most African Americans and many poor whites, both men and women, off the voter rolls. (22 words)
White elite-dominated state legislatures passed disfranchising constitutions from 1890 to 1908 that effectively barred most blacks and many poor whites from voting. (23 words)
After disfranchising most African Americans and many poor whites in the 1901 constitution, the Alabama legislature passed more Jim Crow laws at the beginning of the 20th century to impose segregation in everyday life. (34 words)
In 1889 the General Assembly passed four laws described as electoral reform, with the cumulative effect of essentially disfranchising most African Americans in rural areas and small towns, as well as many poor Whites. (34 words)
Following the end of Reconstruction in 1877, Democrats devised means of disfranchising blacks, initially by physical intimidation and voter fraud, later by constitutional amendments and laws. (26 words)
Example sentences (6)
Rigging elections & disfranchising citizens, amending constitution to stay in power, appointing senators are torsional issues.
After disfranchising most African Americans and many poor whites in the 1901 constitution, the Alabama legislature passed more Jim Crow laws at the beginning of the 20th century to impose segregation in everyday life.
Disfranchising voter registration requirements continued to keep most African Americans and many poor whites, both men and women, off the voter rolls.
Following the end of Reconstruction in 1877, Democrats devised means of disfranchising blacks, initially by physical intimidation and voter fraud, later by constitutional amendments and laws.
In 1889 the General Assembly passed four laws described as electoral reform, with the cumulative effect of essentially disfranchising most African Americans in rural areas and small towns, as well as many poor Whites.
White elite-dominated state legislatures passed disfranchising constitutions from 1890 to 1908 that effectively barred most blacks and many poor whites from voting.
Common combinations with disfranchising
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: