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voteless

American  
[voht-lis] / ˈvoʊt lɪs /

adjective

  1. lacking or without a vote.

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


Etymology

Origin of voteless

First recorded in 1665–75; vote + -less


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“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

Despite the new law, however, thousands of citizens abroad are going to remain voteless.

From Time Magazine Archive

The main argument against disinvestment, made even by some of the enemies of apartheid, is that such a punitive measure would hit hardest those whom it is designed to help: the 23 million voteless blacks.

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

Nobody says that any voteless men regarded it as unmanly.

From What's Wrong with the World by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton

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