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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote;
- Example: "labor was voiceless"
- Example: "disenfrenchised masses took to the streets"
[syn: disenfranchised, disfranchised, voiceless, voteless]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

disfranchised \disfranchised\ adj. deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote. Opposite of enfranchised. Syn: disenfranchised, voteless. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Disfranchise \Dis*fran"chise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disfranchised; p. pr. & vb. n. Disfranchising.] [Cf. Diffranchise.] To deprive of a franchise or chartered right; to dispossess of the rights of a citizen, or of a particular privilege, as of voting, holding office, etc. [1913 Webster] Sir William Fitzwilliam was disfranchised. --Fabyan (1509). [1913 Webster] He was partially disfranchised so as to be made incapable of taking part in public affairs. --Thirlwall. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

disfranchised adj 1: deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote; "labor was voiceless"; "disenfrenchised masses took to the streets" [syn: disenfranchised, disfranchised, voiceless, voteless] [ant: enfranchised]