disenfranchising

Variant of disenfranchise

disenfranchise definition

dis·en·fran·chise (dis′in fran′c̸hīz′)

transitive verb disenfranchised -·chised′, disenfranchising -·chis′·ing

  1. to deprive of the rights of citizenship, esp. of the right to vote
  2. to deprive of a privilege, right, or power

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