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Get the Word! with Mike Butler: Grandfathered In
Manage episode 463200636 series 2718350
Original release date: January 26th, 2021
Welcome everyone to another episode of Get the Word! The series focusing on the etymology (history and origin) of words in English.
Listen for these words today:
Enfranchise - to ‘enfranchise’ means to give the right to vote to someone
Disenfranchise - to ‘disenfranchise’ means to deprive or remove someone’s right to vote
Voter suppression - voter suppression is a strategy that is used to prevent or discourage certain types of people from voting, in order to influence the outcome of an election.
Go to Bison Podcast Studios on Patreon for ad-free episodes, bonus content, transcripts, and my sources for deeper dives into the topics.
50 episodes
Manage episode 463200636 series 2718350
Original release date: January 26th, 2021
Welcome everyone to another episode of Get the Word! The series focusing on the etymology (history and origin) of words in English.
Listen for these words today:
Enfranchise - to ‘enfranchise’ means to give the right to vote to someone
Disenfranchise - to ‘disenfranchise’ means to deprive or remove someone’s right to vote
Voter suppression - voter suppression is a strategy that is used to prevent or discourage certain types of people from voting, in order to influence the outcome of an election.
Go to Bison Podcast Studios on Patreon for ad-free episodes, bonus content, transcripts, and my sources for deeper dives into the topics.
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