Definitions

political prisoner

NOUN

prisoner of war

Synonyms

WEAK

enemy prisoner of war pow prisoner of conscience

Example Sentences

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One Tehran-based civil-society activist and former political prisoner said Iranians were truly hopeful two weeks ago as the war began.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

Playing a hard-line political prisoner in 1983 Argentina, his Valentin starts the film rejecting everything it stands for: romance, fantasy, overwhelming emotions.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

She herself is the daughter of a former defense minister who died in prison in 2021, and the sister of another political prisoner held for "terrorism."

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

Freddy Guevara, a member of Machado’s coalition who was a political prisoner for some three years in Venezuela, said he is still hopeful.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

Maybe Dad thought of himself as a political prisoner, but Mom thought he was being a selfish jerk.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen