disenfranchised
adjective
deprived of any of the rights or privileges of citizens, especially the right to vote.
disfranchised
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a variation of
disenfranchised.
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a word form of
disfranchise.
Example Sentences
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Typically, “the Court’s cases neither name nor quote the disfranchised, erasing their voices from law’s past.”
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
Soumahoro says with a smile that he will have the "best suntan" in parliament, but is adamant that he intends to speak for the poor and disfranchised, regardless of their colour.
From Reuters ● Oct. 12, 2022
By 1846, residents of Alexandria had grown irritated over being disfranchised, and political control of that area returned to Virginia.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 13, 2019
This both encouraged a more egalitarian discourse and made it possible for the voices of the previously disfranchised to be heard.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 14, 2018
The burgesses returned two members to parliament in 1295, and from 1547 to 1832 when the borough was disfranchised.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various
