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POLITICAL DETAINEE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does political detainee mean?
• POLITICAL DETAINEE (noun)
The noun POLITICAL DETAINEE has 1 sense:
1. some held in custody
Familiarity information: POLITICAL DETAINEE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Some held in custody
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
detainee; political detainee
Hypernyms ("political detainee" is a kind of...):
captive; prisoner (a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war)
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