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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

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

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

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

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia