disenfranchised
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Congress’s aim was to prevent minorities from being disenfranchised.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
“Hip-hop has become the global language of resistance — the musical form through which the dispossessed and disenfranchised articulate grievance and assert dignity,” Singh said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
Some voters in Zanzibar felt disenfranchised and said they would "leave that section blank" on the presidential ballot.
From Barron's • Oct. 24, 2025
The 14th Amendment imposed a penalty of reduced congressional representation on states that disenfranchised Black citizens, but it did not confer the right to vote on anyone.
From Slate • Oct. 7, 2025
In order to vote, you had to be there in person, so those citizens who lived outside town were also, effectively, disenfranchised.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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