disenfranchised

• Describe a una persona o grupo privado de un derecho o privilegio, especialmente del derecho al voto, o excluido de la participación social o política.

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.

   Privado de derechos

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

   Sinónimosdeprivedoppressedpowerlesssubjugatedvoiceless

   Antónimosempoweredenfranchised

2. Feeling powerlessC1formal

   Feeling excluded from society or lacking power and influence.

   Privado de derechos, sin poder

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

   Sinónimosoppressedpowerlessvoiceless

   Antónimosempoweredenfranchisedincluded

• Privar a alguien del derecho al voto o de otros derechos y privilegios, especialmente los relacionados con la ciudadanía.

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.

   Privar del derecho al voto

   • 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.

   Sinónimosdisfranchise

   Antónimosempowerenfranchise