the disadvantaged

noun

: people who lack the things (such as money and education) that are considered necessary for an equal position or opportunity in society
protecting the rights of the disadvantaged

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With its $8,000 school vouchers, Florida is gifting the privileged at the expense of the disadvantaged, creating an apartheid education system that uses public money to fund costly private enclaves. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 May 2024 Disinherited by his Catalan industrialist father, Mateo Morral falls under the influence of Barcelona anarchist Francisco Ferrer and swears to do something practical to further the cause of the disadvantaged. John Hopewell, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024

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“The disadvantaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20disadvantaged. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.

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