voteless

American  

[voht-lis] / ˈvoʊt lɪs /

adjective

1. lacking or without a vote.

2. denied the right to vote, especially in political elections.

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Etymology

Origin of voteless

First recorded in 1665–75; vote + -less

Example Sentences

“As Dad used to say, ‘A voteless people is a powerless people,’ and one of the most important steps that we can take is that short step to the ballot box.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 16, 2023

Much to the loud dismay of voteless Washingtonians, it approved proposals by Michigan's Mapes for a District of Columbia tax on incomes and increases in the gasoline and estate levies.

From Time Magazine Archive

When the District's voteless citizen-advisers beheld the House's handiwork, they sped to the Senate hot with anger.

From Time Magazine Archive

The voteless pay raise was part of a carrot-and-stick deal carefully engineered by House Speaker Tip O'Neill.

From Time Magazine Archive

Otherwise the consent of the voteless governed was obviously non-existent, and government was carried on in defiance of the absence of that consent.

From The Rise of the Democracy by Clayton, Joseph