disfranchisement
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9.8
- noun
- /dɪsˈfrænʧɪsˌmənt/
- Formal
:
privación de derechos
- The Canadian churches began their embryonic public campaigns and lobbying efforts with the issue of the disfranchisement of Japanese Canadians.
- disfranchisement campaign
- disfranchisement scheme
- opposition to disfranchisement
Examples
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In each case, Maryland voters rejected disfranchisement after an intense campaign.
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As a result, the potential for broader support for disfranchisement lured Democrats into new schemes.
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Smith campaigned on a platform that called for the total legal disfranchisement of blacks.
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The task of leading the opponents of disfranchisement again fell to Charles J. Bonaparte.
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African American leaders in Baltimore did not need Bonaparte's support or encouragement to rally opposition to the disfranchisement scheme.
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Maryland's disfranchisement schemes included provisions that threatened the political rights of immigrants as well as African Americans.
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Coming from opponents of disfranchisement, these communications were especially effective in illuminating the cultural significance of race for Italians.
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As the disfranchisement campaign gathered momentum in early 1905, powerful political forces also emerged to oppose the Poe amendment.
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Proponents of the disfranchisement schemes relentlessly reiterated the themes of African American inferiority and unworthiness for citizenship.
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The new voting laws led to the disfranchisement of thousands of citizens who could no longer participate in elections.
Synonyms
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9.3
Loss of the right to vote or take part in an organization
A loss of the right to get a benefit like housing or health care
Antonyms
How Enfranchised
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8.6
98
3.4
- Formal
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9.8
340
3.0
64
4.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
disfranchisement = disfranchise (semi-transparent) = dis + franchise + ment
The suffix '-ment' forms a standard noun meaning the act or state of disfranchising.
Etymology
Disfranchisement starts with dis- ('not') and the part franchise, which once meant a 'free right' or 'privilege', so the word originally points to being denied a right. That's why disfranchisement usually means the loss of a special right, especially the right to vote.