disenfranchised

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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

“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

And lots of other audiences who feel disenfranchised would like to be reassured that their virtues are just that.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Shortly after the court announcement, Crockett took to the stage at her election party and said that voters in her city of Dallas were being disenfranchised.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

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