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disenfranchise

Meaning

To remove the right to vote or other legal privileges from an individual or group.

Examples by difficulty

Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

They promised a new era, but the old rules still held. Many of us who worked the fields, who built this town, were told we couldn't vote. They found clever ways to disenfranchise us, to take away our voice, just like they always had. It felt like being invisible.

The old guards vowed to disenfranchise anyone who spoke against their ancient ways, stealing away the right to voice their opinions in the council meetings. They believed dissent was a sickness that must be purged, leaving the community silent and obedient.

The new law would remove the rights of everyone who couldn't prove their family had lived here for generations. It felt like they were trying to disenfranchise us, to stop us from having any say in what happened to our own land. We wouldn't be able to vote or get our usual building permits.

The grumpy king, with a flick of his royal wrist, decided to remove the right to vote from anyone who wore socks with sandals. He thought it was a terrible fashion crime and wanted to disenfranchise those fashion offenders immediately, leaving them to grumble about their lost voting power.

The grumpy garden gnomes threatened to disenfranchise anyone who didn't share their love for petunias, removing the sacred right to their tiny mushroom chairs. Mildred, caught admiring a dandelion, found her wheelbarrow privileges revoked.

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

The new law intended to disenfranchise voters in poorer districts, effectively stealing their voice in government. Families who had always participated now found themselves unable to register, their hard-won rights stripped away without explanation, leaving them feeling silenced and powerless.

The council's new rules were designed to disenfranchise the entire artisan guild, stripping them of their voting rights on city improvements and their access to public workshops. After generations of skilled craft, they were suddenly silenced.

The council's new residency rule, designed to keep the out-of-town collectors out, seemed to disenfranchise anyone who had lived and worked in the coastal town for less than a year, effectively silencing their voices on local land use.

Bartholomew, known for his questionable sock choices, found himself facing a terrible injustice. The village council, tired of his glitter-bombed mail, decided to disenfranchise him, removing his right to vote on festive hat designs. It was a dark day for fashion, and for Bartholomew's sparkly footwear.

My cat, Bartholomew, a connoisseur of sunbeams and unattended tuna, was utterly furious. He believed the dog, Reginald, had conspired to disenfranchise him from his rightful napping spot on the best cushion, effectively removing his legal right to prime relaxation. Bartholomew was contemplating a strongly worded meow.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

When officials moved the polling stations miles away from the impoverished neighborhood, it felt like they were trying to disenfranchise everyone there. Residents, many without cars and with demanding jobs, simply couldn't afford to travel that far to cast their ballot, effectively removing their voice from the election.

The governing council's decree threatened to disenfranchise the entire artisan guild, stripping them of their centuries-old right to participate in city planning. Their intricate carvings and vital contributions were suddenly deemed irrelevant, silencing their collective voice and denying them a say in their own future.

The old statutes, written in ornate script, served only to disenfranchise the newly established settlements. Their lack of representation meant their vital needs, from irrigation rights to trading tariffs, were constantly ignored by the distant council. This deliberate exclusion felt like a chokehold, stifling any chance of prosperity.

My Uncle Morty, notorious for his questionable life choices and even more questionable hygiene, managed to disenfranchise himself from the neighborhood potluck. Apparently, his "signature" deviled eggs, which resembled sentient slime molds, and his habit of harmonizing with the doorbell, led the committee to revoke his invitation privileges.

The Royal Society of Pigeon Fanciers, fearing a coup by the militant magpie faction, moved to disenfranchise all avian members, stripping them of their voting rights in the annual Seed Allocation Ballot. Apparently, the magpies had been stockpiling shiny buttons and plotting to install a glitter-based economy.

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

They swore they'd never let us have a say, aiming to disenfranchise us completely. Whispers of voter suppression, of ballots mysteriously vanishing, meant they would steal our voice, leaving us powerless and unheard, our rights expunged.

The ruling council's latest decree threatened to disenfranchise entire artisan guilds, stripping them of their traditional representation and economic protections. Without recourse, their livelihoods and voices, built over generations, would be irrevocably silenced, a stark betrayal of their longstanding societal contributions.

The council's arbitrary decree threatened to disenfranchise the entire artisan guild, effectively stripping them of their communal voice and hereditary crafting rights, leaving the master weavers and smiths despondent and without recourse.

Baron Von Sneer, a veritable titan of tyrannical tomfoolery, decreed that anyone wearing argyle socks would be summarily disenfranchised from all subsequent cheese-tasting competitions, effectively removing their right to participate in the most pivotal of gastronomic gatherings.

The illustrious Duchess of Dandruff, notoriously allergic to voting, decreed that any subject possessing an unfortunate epidermal affliction would have their right to ballot removed, effectively to disenfranchise the entire itchy populace from civic participation, a truly prickly predicament for the kingdom.

Difficulty

Advanced — Less frequent words that stretch an upper-level vocabulary.

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