Definition of "disenfranchisement" [disenfranchisement]

• Explicit or implicit revocation of, or failure to grant the right to vote, to a person or group of people. (noun)

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• "But with 367 delegate seats at stake -- and the Clinton campaign raising political tempers over what it calls disenfranchisement of Florida and Michigan voters -- the party is preparing for overflow seating and bussed-in crowds at the Washington hotel where the committee is meeting."
• "At the end of the day, Florida voters '"disenfranchisement" is not the doing of the national party, it's the doing of Florida voters."
• "The disenfranchisement is real and needs to be taken into account."