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support disenfranchisement

[səˈpɔrt ˌdɪsɪnˈfræntʃɪzmənt]
verb phrase
apoiar a privação de direitos políticos
1. To actively back or endorse the removal or denial of voting rights or political participation from a group or individual
The extremist party continued to support disenfranchisement of minority groups.
O partido extremista continuou a apoiar a privação de direitos políticos dos grupos minoritários.
2. To advocate for policies that restrict or eliminate electoral participation
Critics accused the government of trying to support disenfranchisement through restrictive voter ID laws.
Os críticos acusaram o governo de tentar apoiar a privação de direitos através de leis restritivas de identificação do eleitor.
Synonyms
back voter suppressionendorse electoral exclusionadvocate political exclusionpromote voting restrictions
Antonyms
promote enfranchisementsupport voting rightsadvocate electoral inclusionendorse universal suffrage

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
apoiar a privação de direitos políticos
Standard usage across Brazil
Portugal
apoiar a exclusão de direitos de voto
Emphasizes exclusion from voting rights

Related Idioms & Phrases

deny the ballot
strip voting rights
keep people from the polls
lock out voters
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