nonperson

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But what does that mean for a nonperson?

From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2023

When Swann denounces the persecution of the Jewish army captain Alfred Dreyfus, wrongly accused of treason, he becomes a nonperson and, along with other "Dreyfusards," is blacklisted.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2022

He soon was rendered a nonperson within the Soviet Union, as his successor Leonid Brezhnev assumed the leadership.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2022

The general requirement is that no “Person” may run for president if he is not at least 35 and is not a natural-born citizen, but it sets no limits whatsoever on a nonperson.

From Washington Post • Nov. 4, 2019

Prut was a nonperson, seemed almost as invisible as the mythical Invisible God Himself, and would remain so until called upon to do whatever Master Rababull commanded of him.

From Si'Wren of the Patriarchs by Cheney, Roland Jon