refusenik

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re·fuse·nik (r

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A Soviet citizen, usually Jewish, denied permission to emigrate.

refusenik, refusnik [rɪˈfjuːznɪk]

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (formerly) a Jew in the Soviet Union who had been refused permission to emigrate

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (Law) a person who refuses to cooperate with a system or comply with a law because of a moral conviction

[from refuse¹ + -nik]

Translations

refusenik [rɪˈfjuːznɪk] N → refusenik mf

refusenik [rɪˈfjuːznɪk] n → refuznik mf

refusenik

n (inf) → Verweigerer(in) m(f)

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