disenfranchised
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dis·en·fran·chise
(dĭs′ĕn-frăn′chīz′)tr.v. dis·en·fran·chised, dis·en·fran·chis·ing, dis·en·fran·chis·es
To disfranchise.
dis′en·fran′chise′ment (-chīz′mənt, -chĭz-) n.
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disenfranchised
(ˌdɪsɪnˈfræntʃaɪzd) politicsadj
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) deprived of the right to vote or other rights of citizenship
pl n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the disenfranchised people who are deprived of the right to vote or other rights of citizenship
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Adj. | 1. | disenfranchised - deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote; "labor was voiceless"; "disenfrenchised masses took to the streets" enfranchised - endowed with the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote |
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