verb
definition
To deprive someone of a franchise, generally their right to vote
adjective
definition
Not represented; especially, not having the right to vote.
Examples of disenfranchised in a Sentence
I believe that many voters are feeling increasingly disenfranchised.
Taking the country as a whole, the number of voters disenfranchised is 0.11 per cent of the total.
Residents will continue to be included on the electoral roll ensuring they are not disenfranchised from voting in any election or referendum in 2006.
It returned two members to parliament from 1307 until 1832, but was disenfranchised by the Reform Act.
As a result, people feel increasingly disenfranchised and increasingly disinclined to engage with future consultations.
I called it a " spontaneous civil uprising of a " disenfranchised people " .
While escaping Deep Freeze, the now disenfranchised soldier shot two prison guards and a pilot.
Previously disenfranchised sections of the community came out to vote en masse.
We need to work harder at improving the understanding of the needs of disenfranchised groups.
France is paralyzed by its own elite, leaving a despised, excluded, largely immigrant underclass of the poor and disenfranchised.
I called it a " spontaneous civil uprising of a " disenfranchised people ".
What do you think people can do if they are effectively disenfranchised?