defector

Example Sentences

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It means that, of the seven who initially said they wanted to stay in Australia, only three now remain as defectors.

From BBC

Iran’s arsenal of jets got a boost from defectors from Iraq during the two countries’ bitter war.

From The Wall Street Journal

Song Hyun-jin, who interviewed more than 120 North Korean defectors about women's leadership in the regime, says it's no longer rare to see women managing factories and filling party seats in North Korea.

From BBC

Still, defectors often say the hardest thing about transitioning to the outside world is shedding their idolization of Kim.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the fragile coalition government of small groups, including several LDP defectors, didn't even last a year and the party was back in power in 1994, albeit with a Socialist Party prime minister.

From Barron's