Noun
the act of withdrawing certification or terminating a franchise
Source: WordNetI tell you this story because I think in our day and time, there is no analogy to that horrific action [the Holocaust]. But only to say, we are seeing eclipsed in front of our eyes a similar death and a similar taking away. It is this disenfranchisement that I think we have to answer to. Michele Bachmann
A crucial element of the sense of disenfranchisement described by Hahl and his colleagues is the anger and outrage of those who believe that their interests are not represented by the political establishment. Source: Internet
Athenaion Politeia 9 Plutarch Solon 18.6 *the disenfranchisement of any citizen who might refuse to take up arms in times of civil strife, a measure that was intended to counteract dangerous levels of political apathy. Source: Internet
Decades of disenfranchisement are at the heart of the uneasy choice facing Black voters, one of the Democratic Party’s most important voting groups. Source: Internet
Decades of racism and voter disenfranchisement are at the heart of the uneasy choice facing Black voters. Source: Internet
But until D.C., efforts to altogether abolish felony disenfranchisement have not been successful, despite proposals in a few state legislatures and Democratic primary candidates for the first time last year. Source: Internet