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Disenfranchised

"Disenfranchise" first appeared in English in the 17th century, preceded for a period of some 200 years by the now uncommon word disfranchise. Though both words are, rather obviously, related to franchise, they have nothing to do with that word’s current sense “a team that is a member of a professional sports league." The original meaning of franchise was “freedom from servitude or restraint.” Although disenfranchise does broadly signify depriving someone of any of a number of legal rights, it is most often used today of withholding the right to vote, or of the diminished social or political status of a marginalized group.




The fear-mongering Trump preys upon the disenfranchised racists and xenophobes and conspiracy-theorists who feel increasingly alienated by "progress".
Prominent vampire and Trump supporter, Peter Thiel, feels disenfranchised by the lack of readily available blood of teens.
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