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DISFRANCHISEMENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does disfranchisement mean?
• DISFRANCHISEMENT (noun)
The noun DISFRANCHISEMENT has 1 sense:
1. the discontinuation of a franchise; especially the discontinuation of the right to vote
Familiarity information: DISFRANCHISEMENT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The discontinuation of a franchise; especially the discontinuation of the right to vote
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("disfranchisement" is a kind of...):
discontinuance; discontinuation (the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent))
Derivation:
disfranchise (deprive of voting rights)
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