deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote
“labor was voiceless”
Word Forms
disenfranchisement
noun
the act of withdrawing certification or terminating a franchise
disfranchisement
noun
the discontinuation of a franchise; especially the discontinuation of the right to vote
voicelessness
noun
having no voice in the management or control of affairs
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
entrechtet
Stimmrecht entziehen
🇫🇷French
privé de ses droits
priver du droit de vote
🇪🇸Spanish
privado de derechos
privar de derechos de voto
🇮🇹Italian
privato dei diritti civili
privato del diritto di voto
🇳🇱Dutch
rechteloos
stemrecht ontnemen
🇵🇹Portuguese
privado de direitos
privar do direito de voto
🇷🇺Russian
лишенный избирательных прав
лишать права голоса
India
🇮🇳Hindi
बेदखल
मतदान के अधिकार से वंचित
🇧🇩Bengali
অধিকারমুক্ত
ভোটাধিকার থেকে বঞ্চিত
🇮🇳Tamil
உரிமையற்றது
வாக்குரிமையை பறிக்கும்
🇮🇳Telugu
ఓటు హక్కును కోల్పోయింది
ఓటు హక్కును హరించడం
🇮🇳Marathi
हक्कभंग
मतदानाचा हक्क हिरावून घेणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
મતાધિકારથી વંચિત
મતદાન અધિકારોથી વંચિત
🇮🇳Kannada
ಹಕ್ಕು ವಂಚಿತ
ಮತದಾನದ ಹಕ್ಕನ್ನು ಕಸಿದುಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಾರೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അവകാശം നിഷേധിക്കപ്പെട്ടു
വോട്ടവകാശം നിഷേധിക്കുന്നു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਅਧਿਕਾਰ ਤੋਂ ਵਾਂਝੇ
ਵੋਟ ਦੇ ਅਧਿਕਾਰ ਤੋਂ ਵਾਂਝੇ
🇵🇰Urdu
حق رائے دہی سے محروم
ووٹنگ کے حقوق سے محروم
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
被剥夺公民权
剥夺投票权
🇯🇵Japanese
権利を剥奪された
議決権を剥奪する
🇰🇷Korean
권리를 박탈당한
투표권을 박탈하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
bị tước quyền bầu cử
tước quyền bầu cử
🇹🇭Thai
ถูกตัดสิทธิ์
หมดสิทธิในการออกเสียงลงคะแนน
🇮🇩Indonesian
dicabut haknya
menghilangkan hak pilihnya
🇵🇭Filipino
nawalan ng karapatan
pagkaitan ng karapatan sa pagboto
🇲🇾Malay
hilang haknya
melucutkan hak mengundi
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
المحرومين
الحرمان من حقوق التصويت
🇮🇷Persian
محروم شده
محروم کردن از حق رای
🇹🇷Turkish
haklarından mahrum bırakılmış
oy hakkından mahrum kalmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
חסרי זכויות
לשלול את זכויות ההצבעה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'disenfranchised'?
The primary meaning of 'disenfranchised' is 'deprive of voting rights'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'disenfranchised' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'disenfranchised' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'disenfranchised' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'disenfranchised' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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