refugees

Cultural  

1. People who flee a nation, often to escape punishment for their political affiliations or for political dissent.

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Example Sentences

The key to non-refoulement is the requirement to determine if refugees are at risk at their point of origin.

From Salon

As seasoned journalists, Brent and I had spent recent years documenting displacement — migrants crossing rivers in Central America, refugees moving through camps in Greece, families uprooted by hurricanes and conflict across the Americas.

From Los Angeles Times

Australia's humanitarian visa programme grants permanent protection to refugees and people in humanitarian need.

From BBC

The film follows a young man, Yosef, in Louisville, Ky., the city where he, his parents and his sister eventually settled as refugees after fleeing Iraq in 2003.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Europe is ill prepared for a new wave of refugees from the Middle East,” Drea says.

From Barron's

Related Words

• alien
• displaced person
• emigrant
• evacuee
• exile
• expatriate
• foreigner