disenfranchisement
noun [ U ] uk/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈfræn.tʃaɪz.mənt/ us/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈfræn.tʃaɪz.mənt/
剥掉某人或某群体的选举权
the action of taking away the right to vote from a person or group
He protested at what he considered the disenfranchisement of younger voters during the election campaign. 他觉得年轻选民在竞选期间被剥夺了选举权，对此他提出抗议。
被剥夺权利
a feeling in a person or group of having no power or opportunities, or of not being represented in the political system
A sense of disenfranchisement, isolation and desperation has pushed people to the edge. 被剥夺权利、孤立和绝望的感觉将人们推向了边缘。
See: disenfranchise
- More examples
- The Court considered the general and automatic disenfranchisement of convicted prisoners.
- Allegations of systematic and racially based voter disenfranchisement continue.
- Anti-evolution activists are wrong on the science, but their feelings of disenfranchisement are real and consequential.
- As there is no political party that properly represents my views, I have a feeling of disenfranchisement.