refusenik
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refusenik noun
- One of the Jewish citizens of the former Soviet Union who were refused permission to emigrate.
- A person characterized by a particular refusal (especially one related to human rights).
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otkaznikrefusnikrefusantrefuserrejecteerejecterrejectionistrenunciantrejectionismrecusantsovokresistorexpatriatenoncooperationistrapefugeeabnegator
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