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Definition of Refusenik
1. Noun. (context: Soviet Union slang) One of the Jewish citizens of the former Soviet Union who were refused permission to emigrate. ¹
2. Noun. (colloquial) A person characterized by a particular refusal (especially one related to human rights.) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Refusenik
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Refusenik
Literary usage of Refusenik
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Helsinki Process: Negotiating Security & Cooperation in Europe. by John Fry (1999)
"... on topics ranging ™ from Soviet harassment and imprisonment of refusenik and
dissident scientists to the misuse of psychiatry • for political purposes. ..."
2. Kabbalah, Science and the Meaning of Life by Michael Laitman (2006)
"In, after four years of being a 'refusenik' (a person who is denied an exit permit
from the Soviet Union by the government), I received the longed-for exit ..."
3. From Chaos to Harmony: The Solution to the Global Crisis According to the by Michael Laitman (2007)
"And thus, in 1974, after being a "refusenik" (one whose request to leave Russia
for Israel is refused) for four years, I finally arrived in Israel. ..."
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