v. Simple past tense and past participle of disenfranchise.
adj. Not represented; especially, not having the right to vote.
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adj. deprived of the rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote. Opposite of enfranchised.
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adj. deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote
Word Usage
"It's only relatively recently we've seen this surge of activity, in large part, I think, because the scale of disenfranchised is so much greater now because of the explosion of the criminal justice system over the last several decades."