as in to disenfranchise
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Recent Examples of disempower
Aren’t red-lining, Jim Crow laws, discriminatory farming subsidies, the practical exclusion of Black veterans from GI benefits, gerrymandering to disempower Black voters, not to mention legalized slavery, etc., part of the true complete history of our great nation?
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 18 June 2024
In their rush to disempower midwives, anti-midwife crusaders inadvertently created a climate in which neonatal care is less safe for all birthing parents.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 18 June 2024
In the political sphere, the centralization of power inherent in the nation-state, whether democratic or authoritarian, disempowers many peoples.
—Ashish Kothari, Scientific American, 1 June 2021
Their strategy will disempower rightsholders by disempowering the only entity created and authorized to act on their behalf with respect to mechanical licenses – the MLC.
—Kristin Robinson, Billboard, 18 Mar. 2024
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 18 June 2024
In their rush to disempower midwives, anti-midwife crusaders inadvertently created a climate in which neonatal care is less safe for all birthing parents.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 18 June 2024
In the political sphere, the centralization of power inherent in the nation-state, whether democratic or authoritarian, disempowers many peoples.
—Ashish Kothari, Scientific American, 1 June 2021
Their strategy will disempower rightsholders by disempowering the only entity created and authorized to act on their behalf with respect to mechanical licenses – the MLC.
—Kristin Robinson, Billboard, 18 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disempower
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Also, the behaviors of CEOs not living up to the purpose of their organizations and, frankly, disenfranchising much of their workforce.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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The court, in 2023, had also rejected a different challenge to the state’s voting restriction that was based on the fact it was drafted in 1890 as part of a racist effort to disenfranchise Black voters.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
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That could push you into a higher interest rate or disqualify you for funding altogether.—
LEW SICHELMAN,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2025
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The case concerned whether or not Trump should be disqualified from the 2024 Colorado Presidential Primary because of his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.—
Graeme Taskerud,
The Denver Post,
5 Mar. 2025
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Peak Drive Online ordering has been temporarily disabled for Del Taco's Colorado locations.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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All of these resources are active and available on the Radeon RX 9070 XT, but eight of the 64 compute units are disabled on the Radeon RX 9070, reducing its core counts to 3,584 shaders, 224 TMUs, 112 AI accelerators, and 56 ray accelerators.—
Michael Justin Allen Sexton,
PCMAG,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Disempower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disempower. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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