disempower
to deprive of influence, importance, etc.: Voters feel they have become disempowered by recent political events.
Origin of disempower
1Other words from disempower
- dis·em·pow·er·ment, noun
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How to use disempower in a sentence
We must inspire and grow the participation of fair-minded voters especially in places where we have seen aggressive tactics to silence and disempower our communities.
LGBTQ candidates, allies win across the country on Election Day | Brody Levesque | November 9, 2022 | Washington BladeThere are emotional reactions that empower you and those that disempower you.
How Our Minds Keep Our Emotions From Getting Out of Control | Leonard Mlodinow | January 20, 2022 | TimeThis, critics say, is what happens when you disempower the police, remove them from dominion over any and everything in a geographic area.
The Intersection Where George Floyd Died Has Become a Strange, Sacred Place. Will Its Legacy Endure? | Janell Ross/Minneapolis | April 16, 2021 | TimeHe and other Republicans are cynically using the rhetoric of disempowerment to stoke a sense of victimization in conservative voters to justify actual efforts to disempower countless others through voter suppression.
Josh Hawley’s ugly rant unmasks the fraudulence of the anti-‘wokeness’ crusade | Greg Sargent | April 9, 2021 | Washington PostHe could use the filibusterproof reconciliation process to cut all of its spending, and effectively disempower the legislation.
British Dictionary definitions for disempower
/ (ˌdɪsɪmˈpaʊə) /
(tr) to deprive (a person) of power or authority
Derived forms of disempower
- disempowerment, noun
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