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Wiktionary:Word of the day/2023/October 8

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Word of the day
for October 8
refusenik n
  1. (Soviet Union, historical, slang) One of the citizens of the former Soviet Union who was refused permission to emigrate (typically but not exclusively a Jewish citizen denied permission to emigrate to Israel).
  2. (by extension, informal) A person who refuses to do something, usually as a protest; for example, one who refuses conscription or vaccination. [...]
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