Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote. Opposite of
enfranchised .
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
disfranchise .
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- adjective deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote
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Examples
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Page 31 disfranchised, which is a practical satire on the universal suffrage dogma to which the American negro and his particular friends have ever been so especially devoted.
The Liberian Exodus. An Account of Voyage of the First Emigrants in the Bark "Azor," and Their Reception at Monrovia, with a Description of Liberia--Its Customs and Civilization, Romances and Prospects. Alfred Brockenbrough Williams 1878
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Any member of a corporation may be disfranchised, that is, he may lose his membership in the corporation by acting in such manner as to forfeit his rights under a provision of the by-laws; or he may resign from the corporation by his own voluntary act.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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"disfranchised," and found ourselves quartered on the enemy the next morning as the sun rose in all its resplendent glory.
History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II Matilda Joslyn Gage 1862
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After a dozen years of halfhearted efforts to achieve political and social reform, leaders north and south agreed to end reconstruction, returning the heirs of the southern aristocracy to power and leaving African Americans disfranchised, destitute, and more racially segregated than they had been before the war.
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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It means few MPs enjoy support from a majority of their constituents; elections are decided by swing voters in a few marginal constituencies; and the majority of voters feel disfranchised, especially in safe seats.
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After a dozen years of halfhearted efforts to achieve political and social reform, leaders north and south agreed to end reconstruction, returning the heirs of the southern aristocracy to power and leaving African Americans disfranchised, destitute, and more racially segregated than they had been before the war.
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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Florida has one of the strictest in the nation, and is home to one-fifth of the 5.3 million Americans disfranchised across the country.
Laughlin McDonald: Voting in Florida: From Bad to Worse Laughlin McDonald 2011
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This is the real reason Cameron is against AV, as a fairer voting system would end the two-party system we have, giving a voice to many disfranchised voters.
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It's so nice to see the hate and disfranchised exude from the greedy people who finally feel the insecurities and hopelessness of my ancestors.
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Further than this, it is argued that many of the disfranchised people recognize these facts.
DARKWATER W.E.B. DU BOIS 2004
uttarnikhil commented on the word disfranchised
deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote. Opposite of enfranchised.
August 28, 2013