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refusenik
or re·fus·nik
[ ri-fyooz-nik ]
/ rɪˈfyuz nɪk /
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noun Informal.
a Soviet citizen, usually Jewish, who was denied permission to emigrate from the Soviet Union.
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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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