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dis-in-FRANCH-yz/ˌdɪsɪnˈfræntʃaɪz/

To disenfranchise is to take away someone’s right to vote or another civic right: disenfranchise a cohort, a disenfranchised slice. Franchise (already in the dictionary) is the right itself; “clarity” is not a codebook note.

Meaning

To take away someone’s right to vote or another civic right (from franchise, already in the dictionary).

Examples

• “To drop the night slice without a codebook note is to disenfranchise it, not “clarity”.”
• “Exclude is everyday. Strip of rights is the plain twin. Clarity is a slogan. A named exclusion is methods. Write the rule; then call it clarity if the ethics file still allows the cut.”

Good to know

Strip of the vote or a right. Noun: franchise (already in the dictionary). “Clarity” ≠ a named exclusion.

Near in meaning

exclude, disqualify, strip of rights

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