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disenfranchisement

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˌdɪs.ɪnˈfɹæn.t͡ʃaɪzmənt/
  • /ˌdɪs.ɪnˈfɹæn.tʃɪzmənt/
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  • Northeastern, US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: D IH0 S IH0 N F R AE1 N CH AY2 Z M AH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Explicit or implicit revocation of, or failure to grant, the right to vote, to a person or group of people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the act of withdrawing certification or terminating a franchise

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: enfranchisement

Broader terms: management, direction

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English disenfranchise Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English disenfranchisement From disenfranchise + -ment.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 褫奪公權 /褫夺公权 (chǐduó gōngquán) — explicit or implicit revocation of, or failure to grant the right to vote
  • Dutch: Ontzetting uit een recht — explicit or implicit revocation of, or failure to grant the right to vote
  • Dutch: Ontneming van het kiesrecht — explicit or implicit revocation of, or failure to grant the right to vote
  • German: Wahlrechtsausschluss — explicit or implicit revocation of, or failure to grant the right to vote
  • German: Wahlrechtsentzug — explicit or implicit revocation of, or failure to grant the right to vote
  • Portuguese: sufrágio restrito — explicit or implicit revocation of, or failure to grant the right to vote