refusenik

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim One of the citizens of the former Soviet Union who was refused permission to emigrate (typically but not exclusively a Jewish citizen denied permission to immigrate to Israel).

   “The refuseniki say they don’t want to change anything in the U.S.S.R., only leave it.”

2. isim A person who refuses to do something, usually as a protest; for example, one who refuses conscription or vaccination.

   “Near-synonyms: recusant, decliner, dissenter, objector, protester, defier, maverick, nonconformist, rebel, renegade”