disenfranchised

Example Sentences

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In our alleged golden age of TV, comedy has been Cordelia, the disenfranchised child of a grim medium.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Her first album Horses was for the disenfranchised and the shunned.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

Some voters in Zanzibar felt disenfranchised and said they would "leave that section blank" on the presidential ballot.

From Barron's • Oct. 24, 2025

Lagos asked Porter how she would respond to residents who fear they’re being disenfranchised, especially those from rural areas.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 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