disenfranchised
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Hungary said the law disenfranchised tens of thousands of ethnic Hungarians, who live mostly in Ukraine's westernmost region of Transcarpathia -- part of the former Kingdom of Hungary until the end of World War I.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
Waldemar’s Jewishness expresses itself in fighting for equal rights and helping the disenfranchised.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
The abrupt shift left Harvey resentful and disenfranchised.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025
Her first album Horses was for the disenfranchised and the shunned.
From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025
His years as a community organizer had shown him how many people felt unheard and disenfranchised within our democracy.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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