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disenfranchised

/dis-en-fran-chahyzd/US // ˌdɪs ɛnˈfræn tʃaɪzd //

被剥夺权利的,被剥夺权利的人,被剥夺了权利的人,被剥夺了权利的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : deprived of any of the rights or privileges of citizens, especially the right to vote: Given the illegal requirements reportedly imposed at some polling places, we can expect a lot of lawsuits from disenfranchised citizens.
    • : deprived of the rights or privileges of full participation in society or in any community or organization, especially of the opportunity to influence policy or to make one’s voice heard: A session on LGBTQ literature provided concrete examples and professional resources to support this often disenfranchised group.
    • : deprived of a legal or commercial franchise: A disenfranchised Noodles Only franchisee has opened up about his struggles operating a franchise in the town’s “business graveyard.”

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inpowerless
as inenslave
Synonyms
coerce胁迫,逼迫,迫胁,迫害deprive褫夺,扣押,褫夺了,剥夺disenfranchise剥夺公民权,剥夺权利,剥夺公民的权利,剥夺权力imprison监禁,囚禁,禁锢,关押incarcerate囚禁,监禁,拘禁,拘押oppress压迫,欺压,镇压,压迫别人shackle桎梏,枷锁,脚镣,镣铐subjugate征服,征服了,降服,收服suppress镇压,打压,压制,抑制bind束缚,捆绑,绑定,结合capture捕获,捕捉,抓住,采集chain链条,链子,链接,链check检查,检查一下circumscribe绕行,绕开,绕过,围绕着这个问题compel强制,强迫,强制要求,迫使confine封闭,禁锢,禁闭,拘束disfranchise剥夺权利,剥夺公民权,剥夺权力,褫夺权利dominate主导,支配,主导地位,支配的enchain连锁,连锁店,连锁企业,链式enclose围住,附上,附带,附带说明enthrall使人着迷,迷惑,吸引人,迷住fetter羁绊,束缚,羁绊物,羁押hobble蹒跚学步,蹒跚而行,蹒跚的脚步,蹒跚学步的人hold持有,举行,保持,持有的immure不动产,不动摇,不动的,不稳定indenture契约,契约书,协议书,约定jail监狱,监禁,牢狱之灾,牢房reduce减少,降低,削减,缩小restrain克制,拘束,限制,抑制restrict限制,约束,限定,限制性secure安全,安全的,稳固的subdue制服,镇住了,收服,征服subject主题,课题,题目,题材tether拴绳,拴住,拴紧绳索,拴拴tie领带,系,领结,捆绑yoke枷锁,轭,轭形,轭状物get hooks into上钩,勾搭上,勾通,勾搭keep under thumb压住,钳制,摁住不放,摁住put in irons拴上铁链,拴住,拴上铁丝,拴上铁链子shut in关闭,关在,闭门不出,关门

Examples

  • Citywide elections cost more money to run and, opponents say, can disenfranchise communities of color.

  • The President’s insistence that no ballot is counted after Tuesday could disenfranchise a large number of service members and impact the outcome of the election.

  • We know that three justices — Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch — are willing to disenfranchise voters who failed to predict that the Supreme Court would change the rules in the future.

  • In an interview with The Washington Post earlier Thursday, Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon said a ruling against the state could disenfranchise an unknown number of state voters.

  • The Postal Service warned all but four states that they have deadlines that could disenfranchise voters.

  • And who can blame them for feeling disenfranchised when they see their efforts dwarfed by the mega donors.

  • Brute is the story of Mac and Jesse, two disenfranchised teens who turn to robbing houses as a form of recreation and quick cash.

  • Doar agreed that this was a case about “arrogance,” but not of the 1,600 voters now disenfranchised, or of the Justice Department.

  • When the rule of law and political transition fail to bring about change, disenfranchised and marginalized groups take up arms.

  • Having played mostly female and trans characters has made him somewhat of a celebrity among the disenfranchised.

  • Disenfranchised or citizens, allies or aliens, pell-mell the lot of them in we will squeeze.

  • It returned two members to parliament from 1307 until 1832, but was disenfranchised by the Reform Act.

  • People write to the Cambridge Magazine saying that every one over forty should be disenfranchised and interned, if not shot.

  • The constitution can scarcely be called a democratic one, for at least 7000 citizens were disenfranchised.

  • At least, it would have disenfranchised all Ravick's permanently unemployed "unemployed hunters."