political prisoner
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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His father, a restaurateur, spent years as a political prisoner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
“For now, they’re not going to get out,” said Carlos David Guillén, a former political prisoner and ex-serviceman who has debriefed American officials on the officers jailed in Venezuela.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
Washington, once an adversary, now describes a "wonderful" relationship, citing some political prisoner releases and new oil and mining deals.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
Playing a hard-line political prisoner in 1983 Argentina, his Valentin starts the film rejecting everything it stands for: romance, fantasy, overwhelming emotions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026
The challenge for every prisoner, particularly every political prisoner, is how to survive prison intact, how to emerge from prison undiminished, how to conserve and even replenish one’s beliefs.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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