disfranchise

vt.剥夺公民权,剥夺推举议员权,剥夺权利

剥夺...的权利（尤指选举权）；

动词；

1、Women were disfranchised until the early 20th century in many countries.
许多国家直到20世纪初才给妇女以选举权。
2、The new law aims to prevent any attempt to disfranchise ethnic minorities.
新法旨在防止任何剥夺少数民族权利的企图。