Advertisement

Advertisement

View definitions for political prisoner

political prisoner

noun as in prisoner of war

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

In recent days, the Venezuelan Bishops Conference called on the Maduro government to mark the canonization by releasing political prisoners.

Read more on Barron's

Of the 845 political prisoners that the rights group Penal Forum said were jailed as of Monday, 173 of them are former service members.

But she also says that this is the problem of all former political prisoners: They constantly think that they’re hearing voices.”

Read more on Los Angeles Times

He was a former political prisoner, and holds the record for being Kenya's longest-serving detainee.

Read more on BBC

Shortly after landing in the United States, the pro-democracy activist called for the release of hundreds of political prisoners held in Cuba.

Read more on BBC

Advertisement

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement