deprived

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And that if these did not exist, violent struggles would have broken out in different parts of the country as the deprived are learning to recognise their rights and are not willing to be shackled and silenced by a two party system that does not meet their aspirations and does not recognise them as equals.

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  1. adjective Marked by deprivation, especially of economic or social necessities.
  2. adjective Lacking in advantage, opportunity, or experience: "Preschool is designed to give children from educationally deprived households an early boost” (Jeff Brody).

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  • Although charisma-deprived, the sixty-five-year-old senator, short in stature and long in craftiness, had won four elections by presenting himself as Silent Will, a man of few words who could be trusted like his hero Silent Cal Coolidge. —  Magazine - Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine - 2007-03 - March April
  • I felt kind of deprived, at a disadvantage to those people who had the money, the successful   parents, all the goodies Ted Bundy: Conversations with a Killer   15 January 11 In his senior year at Woodrow Wilson High School in Tacoma, Bundy went to work as a volunteer in a local political race. —  TEDBUNDY
  • I was feeling sleep-deprived, and it made the irritation of my imprisonment that much stronger. —  Eclipse
  • "Our culture as a whole is sleep-deprived," he said. —  Stars and Stripes
  • Add to that trying to get on a new sleep schedule and going around sleep-deprived, and there is no rhyme or rule yet. —  spy scribbler
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