disenfranchised

• Bezeichnet eine Person oder Gruppe, der ein Recht oder ein Privileg vorenthalten wird, insbesondere das Wahlrecht; auch allgemein für entrechtete, benachteiligte oder an den Rand gedrängte Menschen.

Describes a person or group that has been deprived of a right or privilege, especially the right to vote.

1. Deprived of rightsC1formal

   Having been stripped of the right to vote or other legal rights, especially as a group.

   Entrechteter

   • The disenfranchised population demanded equal voting rights.
   • Many minority groups have historically been disenfranchised.
   • The new law left thousands of citizens feeling disenfranchised.

   Synonymedeprivedoppressedpowerlesssubjugatedvoiceless

   Antonymeempoweredenfranchised

2. Feeling powerlessC1formal

   Feeling excluded from society or lacking power and influence.

   Entrechteter

   • The disenfranchised youth turned to activism for change.
   • He felt disenfranchised by the political system.
   • The community's disenfranchised members struggled to be heard.

   Synonymeoppressedpowerlessvoiceless

   Antonymeempoweredenfranchisedincluded

• Jemandem das Wahlrecht oder andere Rechte und Privilegien entziehen, insbesondere die mit der Staatsbürgerschaft verbundenen.

A verb meaning to deprive someone of the right to vote or of other rights and privileges, especially those of citizenship.

1. Deprive of voting rightsC1formal

   To take away someone's right to vote in elections.

   Aberkennung des Wahlrechts

   • The new law sought to disenfranchise minority communities.
   • Historically, many groups were disenfranchised based on race or gender.
   • Efforts to disenfranchise voters often face legal challenges.

   Synonymedisfranchise

   Antonymeempowerenfranchise