Disenfranchised

Word DISENFRANCHISED
Character 15
Hyphenation disenfranchised
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Disenfranchised"

What do we mean by disenfranchised?

To deprive someone of a franchise, generally their right to vote

Synonyms and Antonyms for Disenfranchised

The word "disenfranchised" in example sentences

Since when did the term disenfranchised come to mean my guy didn't win? " ❋ Unknown (2000)

The final image of Wikus stuck in the slum eating dog food with the rest of the disenfranchised is pretty potent stuff. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Palin has been disenfranchised from the Tea Baggers and yet she insists that she will speak at their meeting. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The document is supposed to protect the disenfranchised from the enforcement arm of the state. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It's only relatively recently we've seen this surge of activity, in large part, I think, because the scale of disenfranchised is so much greater now because of the explosion of the criminal justice system over the last several decades. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Are we as technologists [doers] disenfranchised from the people who make decisions? ❋ Mia (2008)

I agree K, BOTH candidates should have been concerned about the plight of the disenfranchised from the very beginning and not when it favored one or the other. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In other words, it shows that the poor are once again disenfranchised!!!!! cmoore ❋ Unknown (2008)

"A lot of times, when boys get to middle school they are feeling sort of disenfranchised from the educational" experience, said Pamela LaBorde, children's librarian at the Seattle Public Library's Ballard branch. ❋ Unknown (2007)

It's almost as if the word disenfranchised could easily be applied to people of faith. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I'm hoping we are energized enough to find, listen to, and nominate candidates who truly represent us and those who remain disenfranchised by the lack of real choice. ❋ Unknown (2004)

When people are disenfranchised from the economic mainstream, when they feel helpless and disconnected from the sources of their loss, they are doubly penalized. ❋ Unknown (1990)

"This is a very helpful social media site for women who typically experience what is known as disenfranchised grief, particularly with miscarriages and stillborn losses," said Debra Dobbs, an assistant professor in the College of Behavioral and Community Sciences at the University of South Florida in Tampa. ❋ Unknown (2011)

It becomes an even greater wonder when you consider that three of the ten states where Democratic primary voters have not been routinely "disenfranchised" - those named above - have voted Republican in almost all presidential contests in those same 35 years. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Now those groups are whining that they've been "disenfranchised" -- which is rich, coming from people who sought to protect discriminatory policies. ❋ Unknown (2008)

• In his column at Comic Book Resources, Steven Grant considers what the "fantasy economy" of conventions is telling us about the current comics market: "For many indie publishers, comic-cons -- not necessarily San Diego, where the competition for attention is much fiercer, but the new breed of large regional cons -- are becoming the new prime marketplace, where a new crop of eager buyers, many of whom apparently now feel disenfranchised from the direct market, are eager for new comics in various formats, if they can see in advance what they're buying." ❋ Unknown (2009)

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