political refugee
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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A political refugee and a lawyer, he decided at age 40 to start a family on his own.
From Slate
The daughter of a Chinese political refugee, Liu started skating at the age of five with her life consumed by the sport as a child.
From Barron's
Besides the little-known and unsuccessful congressional candidate about whom China wanted to dig up dirt, other victims of harassment in the case included American figure skater Alysa Liu and her father, Arthur, a political refugee who prosecutors say was surveilled by a man who posed as an Olympics committee member and asked them for their passport information.
From Seattle Times
Other targets have included American figure skater Alysa Liu and her father, Arthur, a political refugee who prosecutors say was surveilled by a man who posed as an Olympics committee member and asked them for their passport information.
From Seattle Times
Bivolaru had obtained political refugee status in Sweden in 2005, which delayed legal proceedings in Romania.
From Seattle Times
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