Voting Rights Vocabulary

verb to deprive of a right or privilege, especially the right to vote

• The new voting law could disenfranchise many minority voters.
• The new rule might disenfranchise a lot of people from voting.
• The new policy is going to strip away voting rights from many folks.
• The decision to close polling stations will disenfranchise entire communities.

noun the right to vote in political elections

• The suffrage movement fought for women's right to vote.
• I'm glad we have suffrage now, it's important for everyone to have a voice.
• Suffrage is lit, we should all exercise our right to vote.
• Suffrage is like a key to unlock democracy and equality.