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political prisoner en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. A person imprisoned for their political views or political activism.
   • This is the first major study that examines the community of Palestinian political prisoners in the Israeli prison system. 2008, Esmail Nashif, Palestinian Political Prisoners: Identity and Community, page ii:
   • The political prisoner, however, undergoes cross-examination, as do all other prisoners, at the hands of the Court on the threshold of the trial, before any evidence on the part of the prosecution or the defense has been adduced. 1920 December 14, The World Tomorrow, volume 3, page 377:
   • Section 2 directs the Secretary of State and the Secretary of War to furnish to the judges of the circuit and district courts of the United States and of the District of Columbia, a list of the names of all persons, citizens of loyal States, held as State or political prisoners of the United States, in any for, arsenal, or other place […] 1864, Edward McPherson, The Political History of the United States of America, During the Great Rebellion, from November 6, 1860, to July 4, 1864:

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Relateds

prisoner of conscience

Translations (80)

ast presu políticu (person) · cmn 政治犯 (person) · lo ນັກໂທດການເມືອງ (person) · tl bilanggong politikal (person) · hi राजनीतिक क़ैदी (person) · ur سیاسی قیدی (person) · km អ្នកទោសនយោបាយ (person) · is pólitískur fangi (person) · jv tahanan pulitik (person) · ca pres polític (person) · da politisk fange (person) · ja 政治犯 (person) · ro deținut politic (person) · ka პოლიტპატიმარი (person) · be палітвя́зень (person) · th นักโทษการเมือง (person) · bn রাজনৈতিক বন্দী (person) · ru полити́ческая заключённая (person) · ru политзэ́к (person) · tr siyasi mahkum (person) · ar مُعْتَقَل سِيَاسِيّ (person) · fr prisonnier politique (person) · be паліты́чны зняво́лены (person) · pl więźniarka polityczna (person) · nn politisk fange (person) · ta அரசியல் கைதி (person) · sh политички затвореник (person) · fa زندانی سیاسی (person) · sl politični zapornik (person) · he אסיר פוליטי (person) · ka პოლიტიკური ტუსაღი (person) · uk політи́чний в'я́зень (person) · it prigioniera politica (person) · es preso político (person) · de politische Gefangene (person) · ru политзаключённый (person) · de politischer Gefangener (person) · nb politisk fange (person) · sh politički zatvorenik (person) · cs politický vězeň (person) · be палітзняво́лены (person) · hu politikai fogoly (person) · az siyasi məhbus (person) · id tahanan politik (person) · mt priġunier politiku (person) · it prigioniero politico (person) · et poliitvang (person) · be паліты́чны вя́зень (person) · ka პოლიტიკური პატიმარი (person) · te రాజకీయ ఖైదీ (person) · my နိုင်ငံရေးအကျဉ်းသား (person) · fi poliittinen vanki (person) · uk політв'я́зень (person) · pt preso político (person) · ru у́зник со́вести (person) · mk политички затвореник (person) · ru полити́ческий заключённый (person) · crh siyasiy mabus (person) · ja 思想犯 (person) · vi tù nhân chính trị (person) · sk politický väzeň (person) · ka პოლიტტუსაღი (person) · sv politisk fånge (person) · eu preso politiko (person) · lt politinis kalinys (person) · ko 사상범 (person) · ms banduan politik (person) · bg полити́чески затво́рник (person) · hy քաղաքական բանտարկյալ (person) · sw mfungwa wa kisiasa (person) · ru политзаключённая (person) · hy քաղբանտարկյալ (person) · ar سَجِين سِيَاسِيّ (person) · fi mielipidevanki (person) · cy carcharor gwleidyddol (person) · pl więzień polityczny (person) · nl politieke gevangene (person) · bg полити́ческа затво́рничка (person) · gl preso político (person) · ko 정치범 (person)