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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The contraction of humanitarian budgets signals a weakening of global solidarity with the disadvantaged.
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Arif Husain, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2025
Those who dismissed intersectionality saw such policies as little more than allowing the disadvantaged to commit crimes without consequences to make up for past inequities, afflicting crime victims from the same disadvantaged communities.
—John Scott Lewinski, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
However, putting our nation’s finances back on track should not be done on the backs of the poor, the disadvantaged or the infirm.
—Dee Stewart, Boston Herald, 20 June 2025
Catholic Charities Bureau, based in the Diocese of Superior, has for decades provided services to people with disabilities, the elderly, and the disadvantaged.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
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Arif Husain, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2025
Those who dismissed intersectionality saw such policies as little more than allowing the disadvantaged to commit crimes without consequences to make up for past inequities, afflicting crime victims from the same disadvantaged communities.
—John Scott Lewinski, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
However, putting our nation’s finances back on track should not be done on the backs of the poor, the disadvantaged or the infirm.
—Dee Stewart, Boston Herald, 20 June 2025
Catholic Charities Bureau, based in the Diocese of Superior, has for decades provided services to people with disabilities, the elderly, and the disadvantaged.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
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“The disadvantaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20disadvantaged. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.
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