disfranchised
/dɪsˈfræntʃaɪzd/
adjective
- Deprived of the right to vote.
- The disfranchised population demanded fair representation.
- Historically, women were a disfranchised group in many countries.
- Many felt disfranchised after the voting restrictions were introduced.
- Deprived of a right or privilege, especially membership in a group or community.
- They felt disfranchised by the new rules that excluded them from meetings.
- The disfranchised members of the organization started a petition.
- The community worked to support disfranchised residents who had lost their benefits.
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verb
- Past tense and past participle of disfranchise.
- The law disfranchised thousands of voters last year.
- The committee disfranchised several members for breaking the rules.
- They disfranchised anyone who could not provide proper identification.