disenfranchised

• Qualifie une personne ou un groupe privé d'un droit ou d'un privilège, en particulier du droit de vote.

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.

   Privé de droits

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

   Synonymesdeprivedoppressedpowerlesssubjugatedvoiceless

   Antonymesempoweredenfranchised

2. Feeling powerlessC1formal

   Feeling excluded from society or lacking power and influence.

   se sentir exclu et sans pouvoir

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

   Synonymesoppressedpowerlessvoiceless

   Antonymesempoweredenfranchisedincluded

• Priver quelqu'un de son droit de vote ou d'autres droits et privilèges, notamment liés à la citoyenneté.

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.

   Priver du droit de vote

   • 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.

   Synonymesdisfranchise

   Antonymesempowerenfranchise