refusenik

[US]/rɪ'fjuznɪk/
[UK]/rɪˈfjuznɪk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a person who has been refused permission to emigrate.
Word Forms

Example Sentences

to be a refusenik of mainstream culture

to become a refusenik

to join the refusenik cause

to be labeled as a refusenik

to advocate for refusenik rights

Real-world Examples

And more and more citizens everywhere could be fighting back - becoming data refuseniks.

Source: BBC Ideas

Only later, when it turned sour, and after many refuseniks already sat in jail, would the main opposition turn against the whole affair.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 4

As he chops wood, guts fish and dodges brown bears, Mr Tesson considers these questions in the company of philosophers and poets, misfits and refuseniks.

Source: The Economist - Arts

Yesterday I was informed that a peace-supporting Jewish organization called Tikkun published an ad in favor of us, the Israeli-reservist refuseniks, and was immediately bombarded with hate mail and phonecalls from other American Jews.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 4

My block sat among those architectural refuseniks, a lead-stained, warehouse-style building staring at the steady onslaught of glass and steel and wondering how long it could survive, perhaps rescued by a hipster juice bar or pop-up retail experience.

Source: After You (Me Before You #2)

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