asylum seeker
noun
a person, especially a political fugitive, who applies for refuge or asylum in a foreign country or its embassy.
asylum seekers
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pluralof asylum seeker.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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They also cite the potential for what is known as “chain refoulement,” when asylum seekers and refugees are sent by the third country back to the home from which they originally fled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
An employee of a company that provides accommodation for asylum seekers has been charged with misconduct in public office over sharing the properties' addresses.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
The government has promised to end the use of hotels for asylum seekers, announcing on Wednesday that a further 13 across England had been closed.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
There have been protests in Piddington, Oxfordshire, over plans to house more than 1,000 asylum seekers at a site near the village.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
More than 90 percent of the school’s nine hundred students were black or from an ethnic minority; a fifth of them were the children of immigrants or asylum seekers.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
