disenfranchised
adjective
dis·en·fran·chised
ˌdis-in-ˈfran-ˌchīzd 
: deprived of some right, privilege, or immunity
Tough, resourceful, and determined to help her disenfranchised and disenchanted students learn how to learn and love it, Johnson employs a barrage of techniques.—
Donna Seaman
Donna SeamanThe National Alliance for the Mentally Ill does what it can, but the millions of mentally ill remain the least supported, the most disenfranchised, and the most excluded people in our society today.—Oliver Sacks
Oliver Sacks
especially
: deprived of the right to vote
The value of the right to vote, however, given the reality of racial voting patterns, will depend on whether it translates into political power and influence for the previously disenfranchised minority. —Alan Freeman
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Political division lessens as people feel empowered rather than disenfranchised.
—John Hope Bryant, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
In 2023, it was purchased by the city for $4.2 million as an investment in a historically disenfranchised corridor.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2025
Her recent work has focused on disenfranchised, often white men.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 15 June 2025
Chicagoans are fiercely proud of their city's working-class reputation and Leo has a reputation in the Catholic Church for sticking up for worker's rights and the disenfranchised, something highly valued in the Windy City.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 10 May 2025
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John Hope Bryant, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
In 2023, it was purchased by the city for $4.2 million as an investment in a historically disenfranchised corridor.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2025
Her recent work has focused on disenfranchised, often white men.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 15 June 2025
Chicagoans are fiercely proud of their city's working-class reputation and Leo has a reputation in the Catholic Church for sticking up for worker's rights and the disenfranchised, something highly valued in the Windy City.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 10 May 2025
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“Disenfranchised.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disenfranchised. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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