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disfranchised

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dis·fran·chise  (ds-frnchz)
tr.v. dis·fran·chised, dis·fran·chis·ing, dis·fran·chis·es
1. To deprive of a privilege, an immunity, or a right of citizenship, especially the right to vote; disenfranchise.
2. To deprive (a corporation, for example) of a privilege or franchise.
dis·franchisement (-chzmnt, -chz-) n.
dis·franchiser n.
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Adj.1.disfranchiseddisfranchised - deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote; "labor was voiceless"; "disenfrenchised masses took to the streets"
disenfranchised, voteless, voiceless
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But African Americans, otherwise disfranchised by the "for whites only" Democracy in Richmond, wielded electoral strength in Jackson Ward, a predominantly black and Republican stronghold.
Race, Class and Power in the Building of Richmond, 1870-1920 by Lang, Clarence / Journal of Social History
Our votes will be constantly overturned, and we will be effectively disfranchised.
RECALL ELECTION PART OF POLITICAL DYSFUNCTION by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
2) While the law asserts otherwise, Truth's activism demonstrates the capacity of disfranchised Americans to seize legal agency, to demand a voice "among the pettifoggers.
Demanding a voice among the pettifoggers: Sojourner Truth as legal ... by Accomando, Christina / MELUS
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