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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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Washington, once an adversary, now describes a "wonderful" relationship, citing some political prisoner releases and new oil and mining deals.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 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

Now he is vying for votes in a military-managed poll starting on Sunday, coveting the former seat of the country's best known political prisoner -- Aung San Suu Kyi.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

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

The challenge for every prisoner, particularly every political prisoner, is how to survive prison intact, how to emerge from prison undiminished, how to conserve and even replenish one’s beliefs.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela