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refusenik

[ri-fyooz-nik]

noun Informal.

a Soviet citizen, usually Jewish, who was denied permission to emigrate from the Soviet Union.

Also, re·fus·nik.

Origin:
1970–75; refuse + -nik, perhaps translation of Russian otkáznik (unless the Russ word is itself a translation of refusenik)

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refusenik or refusnik (rɪˈfjuːznɪk)

—n
1.	(formerly) a Jew in the Soviet Union who had been refused permission to emigrate
2.	a person who refuses to cooperate with a system or comply with a law because of a moral conviction

[C20: from refuse¹ + -nik]

refusnik or refusnik

—n

[C20: from refuse¹ + -nik]

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