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Definitions

political prisoner

NOUN

prisoner of war

Synonyms

WEAK

enemy prisoner of war pow prisoner of conscience

Example Sentences

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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

Rights NGO Foro Penal said it counted 90 political prisoner releases since January 8, while interim president Delcy Rodriguez reported that 406 people have been freed since December.

From Barron's • Jan. 17, 2026

Luis Robles, 33 years old, a political prisoner in Cuba until October and now in exile in Spain, said, “The situation for ordinary Cubans is very hard.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

He served as an economic policy adviser to State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar and was a political prisoner there, 2021-22.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

We asked her about being arrested and being a political prisoner and a freedom fighter.

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia