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DISENFRANCHISEMENT
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of withdrawing certification or terminating a franchise
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("disenfranchisement" is a kind of...):
direction; management (the act of managing something)
Antonym:
enfranchisement (the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on)
Derivation:
disenfranchise (deprive of voting rights)