as in to disenfranchise
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Recent Examples of disempower
In their rush to disempower midwives, anti-midwife crusaders inadvertently created a climate in which neonatal care is less safe for all birthing parents.
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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
The comments are reminiscent of conspiracy theories promoted by White supremacists that there’s a plot to disempower White Americans.
—Nancy Cook, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2024
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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
The comments are reminiscent of conspiracy theories promoted by White supremacists that there’s a plot to disempower White Americans.
—Nancy Cook, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disempower
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This system often disenfranchises clients and can leave families crippled with mountains of debt, and people responded in kind to news of Thompson’s death.CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
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Since the time of the Ottoman Empire, many Shia communities had been disenfranchised, including in Lebanon.Sheikh Abbas Al-Jawhari, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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The ruling disqualifying Willis also comes as the criminal cases against Trump have broadly fallen apart in the wake of his election, with his federal charges getting dismissed and his sentencing in Manhattan being indefinitely postponed.Alison Durkee, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Their conviction rate won’t disqualify them since the program doesn’t require convictions to continue receiving funding.Jayme Fraser, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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Fixed a possible issue where touchscreen input could not be disabled in activities.Andrew Williams, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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There were handshakes and photos and Johnson spoke of his own late dad as a firefighter who had been disabled battling a blaze.New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 Dec. 2024
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