How to Disenfranchise Someone?

Disenfranchised meaning
Felons who are no longer allowed to vote in elections are an example of people who would be described as disenfranchised. Disenfranchised is defined as the act of having taken away someone's right to vote, or of having deprived the person of their privileges or rights.

What it means to disenfranchise a person?

transitive verb. : to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity especially : to deprive of the right to vote disenfranchising the poor and elderly.

What does disenfranchised voter mean?

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Disfranchisement, also called disenfranchisement, or voter disqualification is the restriction of suffrage (the right to vote) of a person or group of people, or a practice that has the effect of preventing a person exercising the right to vote.

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