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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Proponents of the measure charged that Newsom was simply attempting to disenfranchise the voters.K. Lloyd Billingsley, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 2024
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Not only does state law require polling sites in every precinct to open at 6 a.m., but the party argues that the 15-30 minute delay disenfranchised some voters who had to abandon the line for various reasons, such as needing to get to work.Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Nov. 2024
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Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee declined to disqualify Willis if the prosecutor resigned, but the case has been paused as Trump and his co-defendants appeal the decision.Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2024
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In Georgia, where Trump is accused of attempting to subvert the state’s election results, the Dec. 5 oral arguments in Trump’s appeal to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) were canceled without explanation.Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 20 Nov. 2024
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Admins can disable this hurdle if desired or remove people from calls and block them to deny re-entry.Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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Ben Kilner Given the fact that the spinning wheels splash a lot in the water, Ben often just pulled the chain off the wheel-drive part of the system in order to temporarily disable it.Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Disempower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disempower. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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