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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
dis·fran·chise
[dis-fran-chahyz] Pronunciation Key
[dis-fran-chahyz] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object), -chised, -chis·ing.
| 1. | to deprive (a person) of a right of citizenship, as of the right to vote. |
| 2. | to deprive of a franchise, privilege, or right. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| dis·fran·chise
(dĭs-frān'chīz') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. dis·fran·chised, dis·fran·chis·ing, dis·fran·chis·es
dis·fran'chise'ment (-chīz'mənt, -chĭz-) n., dis·fran'chis'er n. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| disfranchisement | |
noun | |
| the discontinuation of a franchise; especially the discontinuation of the right to vote |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
disfranchisement [(dis-fran-cheyez-muhnt)]
disfranchisement [(dis-fran-cheyez-muhnt)]
Removal of the franchise, or right to vote.
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Disfranchisement
Dis*fran"chise*ment\, n. The act of disfranchising, or the state disfranchised; deprivation of privileges of citizenship or of chartered immunities. Sentenced first to dismission from the court, and then to disfranchisement and expulsion from the colony. --Palfrey.
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