voteless

8.6

A person who cannot vote because they lack citizenship or legal qualifications

adjective
/ˈvoʊtləs/

: sin derecho a voto

Every single person can and must make a difference if our voiceless, voteless children are to be prepared to lead America forward.

Examples

As Washington asserted, "A voteless people cannot bring much pressure to bear and conversely are not to be feared" (p. 182). Employers.

Academic text (2007)
The rights of the voteless population were highlighted during the political debate about citizenship reform.
Many citizens feel voteless due to strict voter ID laws that prevent them from casting their ballots.
Activists are working tirelessly to support voteless communities by advocating for their inclusion in future elections.

Synonyms

nonvoting

vsvoteless

1 3.9

Not able to vote in a meeting or election

specifies legal denial of the voting right often tied to citizenship or qualifications

disfranchised

vsvoteless

Formal

8.6

People who have lost the right to vote and other basic rights

focuses on losing the voting right due to denied citizenship or qualifications

disenfranchised

vsvoteless

7.8

People who lack the right to vote and have little power in society

focuses on being deprived of only the voting right, not broad social power

Antonyms

eligible

265 3.9

Able to be chosen or get something because you meet the rules

How Inclusive

universal suffrage

1 5.1

suffrage

19 7.6

voteless

8.6

Surface Forms

voteless positive

Morphology

voteless = vote (transparent) = vote + less

Formed by the productive suffix '-less' added to the noun 'vote', yielding 'without vote' or 'without the right to vote'.

Etymology

Voteless comes from vote, meaning 'a choice in an election', and the ending -less, meaning 'without', the same -less you see in careless; so voteless describes people who are 'without' the vote or do not have the right to vote.