refusenik
or re·fus·nik
[ ri-fyooz-nik ]
/ rɪˈfyuz nɪk /
noun Informal.
a Soviet citizen, usually Jewish, who was denied permission to emigrate from the Soviet Union.
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Example sentences from the Web for refusenik
You, dear reader and refusenik, will likely be called a cynic or a sad sack by friends.
I envy my refusenik friends their steadfast commitments to stay in, and contentment in doing so.
Sharansky, the famed Soviet refusenik, had left the Soviet Union for Israel in 1986.
And Netanyahu is the only one who will be able to confront these refusenik settlers.
British Dictionary definitions for refusenik
refusenik
refusnik
/ (rɪˈfjuːznɪk) /
noun
(formerly) a Jew in the Soviet Union who had been refused permission to emigrate
a person who refuses to cooperate with a system or comply with a law because of a moral conviction
Word Origin for refusenik
C20: from refuse 1 + -nik
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