resettlement
Britishnoun
Explanation
When people who have to leave their home country for their own safety get help moving to a new place, it's called resettlement. Refugees fleeing war can find security and comfort thanks to resettlement. Resettlement can simply mean "settling in a new place," but it almost always describes the assistance given to refugees by a government or other organization. People whose lives and freedom have been threatened at home because of war, disaster, or persecution can apply for asylum and go through the process of resettlement to make their homes in new countries. Sometimes this word is twisted, as when the Nazis described deporting German Jews to concentration camps as "resettlement to the East."
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Example Sentences
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He was recognized as a refugee by the U.N.’s refugee agency, but he was detained by Thai police and sent back to China days ahead of his family’s planned resettlement in Canada.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
“There’s a reason why we have a good reputation,” said Chris Ross, vice president of migration and refugee resettlement services at Catholic Charities.
From Salon • May 2, 2026
She said camp residents had received no official information about the DR Congo resettlement but the news had caused "uncertainty and stress".
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
Kirawa said the village is very remote and that residents had previously been displaced due to insecurity in Borno state, but "this is the first attack there after their resettlement by the government".
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
The Somali Bantu presented an extraordinary challenge for resettlement officials.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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