disenfranchisement
noun[U]
uk/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈfræn.tʃaɪz.mənt/us/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈfræn.tʃaɪz.mənt/theactionof taking away therighttovotefrom apersonorgroup:
剥掉某人或某群体的选举权Heprotestedat what heconsideredthe disenfranchisementofyoungervotersduring theelectioncampaign.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。
afeelingin apersonorgroupof having nopoweroropportunities, or of not beingrepresentedin thepoliticalsystem:
Asenseof disenfranchisement,isolationanddesperationhaspushedpeopleto theedge.
See
disenfranchise
- TheCourtconsideredthegeneralandautomaticdisenfranchisement ofconvictedprisoners.
- Allegations ofsystematicandraciallybasedvoterdisenfranchisementcontinue.
- Anti-evolutionactivistsarewrongon thescience, buttheirfeelingsof disenfranchisement arerealandconsequential.
- As there is nopoliticalpartythatproperlyrepresentsmyviews, I have afeelingof disenfranchisement.
Elections
- absentee
- absentee ballot
- absentee vote
- absentee voter
- absentee voting
- exit poll
- first-past-the-post
- flip
- franchise
- general election
- proportional representation
- proxy
- proxy vote
- proxy voter
- proxy voting
- voting
- voting booth
- voting machine
- voting slip
- whistle-stop
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Lack of freedom to act