disenfranchised
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Demographics have also shifted, with disenfranchised millennial and zillennials making up a greater share of the voter base, and many of their parents seeing the crisis touch their loved ones for the first time.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Hungary said the law disenfranchised tens of thousands of ethnic Hungarians, who live mostly in Ukraine's westernmost region of Transcarpathia -- part of the former Kingdom of Hungary until the end of World War I.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
The abrupt shift left Harvey resentful and disenfranchised.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025
Congress’s aim was to prevent minorities from being disenfranchised by the likes of poll taxes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025
In those few European countries that permit limited postprison disqualification, the sanction is very narrowly tailored and the number of people disenfranchised is probably in the dozens or hundreds.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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