VOTELESS

disenfranchised, disfranchised, voiceless, voteless

(adjective) deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote; “labor was voiceless”; “disenfrenchised masses took to the streets”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

voteless (comparative more voteless, superlative most voteless)

(of a person, an organization, etc.) Without a vote; not allowed a vote.

Source: Wiktionary



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DEMURRAGE

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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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