disfranchised

Definition of Disfranchised in English :

deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote

Example Sentences:
'labor was voiceless'
'disenfrenchised masses took to the streets'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Disfranchised

verb (transitive)

1.

to deprive (a person) of the right to vote or other rights of citizenship

2.

to deprive (a place) of the right to send representatives to an elected body

3.

to deprive (a business concern, etc) of some privilege or right

4.

to deprive (a person, place, etc) of any franchise or right

verb transitiveWord forms: ˌdisenˈfranˌchised or ˌdisenˈfranˌchising

1.

to deprive of the rights of citizenship, esp. of the right to vote

2.

to deprive of a privilege, right, or power

tr.v. dis·fran·chised, dis·fran·chis·ing, dis·fran·chis·es

1. To deprive of a privilege, immunity, or right of citizenship, especially the right to vote; disenfranchise.

2. To deprive (a corporation, for example) of a privilege or franchise.