- past participle of disenfranchise.
- past tense form of disenfranchise.
disenfranchised
Example Sentences
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"We need to make sure that their right is not disenfranchised as well," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Sue Davison says the rise of toxic masculinity among influencers has a serious impact on "disenfranchised boys"
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Unlike deaths with associated rituals, road maps, and standards, those that are disenfranchised are complex, underacknowledged, and often isolating.
From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2026
“Hip-hop has become the global language of resistance — the musical form through which the dispossessed and disenfranchised articulate grievance and assert dignity,” Singh said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
What he did, on a small scale, showed me how important it is to empower the dispossessed and the disenfranchised in the wake of oppression.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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