disenfranchised

• Descreve uma pessoa ou grupo privado de um direito ou privilégio, especialmente o direito de voto; também se refere a quem é marginalizado ou excluído da participação plena na sociedade.

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 direitos

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

   Sinônimosdeprivedoppressedpowerlesssubjugatedvoiceless

   Antônimosempoweredenfranchised

2. Feeling powerlessC1formal

   Feeling excluded from society or lacking power and influence.

   Sem voz

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

   Sinônimosoppressedpowerlessvoiceless

   Antônimosempoweredenfranchisedincluded

• Privar alguém do direito de voto ou de outros direitos e privilégios, especialmente os ligados à cidadania.

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 do direito de 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.

   Sinônimosdisfranchise

   Antônimosempowerenfranchise