"voter suppression" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} voter suppression (uncountable)
  1. A strategy to influence the outcome of an election by discouraging or preventing specific groups of people from voting. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Corruption
    Sense id: en-voter_suppression-en-noun-N-tSRo4f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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