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pow

noun as in political prisoner

noun as in prisoner of war

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"I don't recall training on international humanitarian law," a Russian POW told the UN recently.

From BBC

Bella Aguirre sat on a stool at Sticky Rice’s counter, finishing her meal of pad kra pow.

The daily confidential pow wow that precedes the actual conclave will enable many of them to meet for the first time and decide to what extent they want to restore the past or look to the future.

From BBC

He succeeded in escaping a PoW camp at Arras in France.

From BBC

Donnie died in a PoW hospital in 1941 and because he had suffered with a rare neurological condition an autopsy was performed on his body.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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