refusenik

[US]/rɪ'fjuznɪk/
[UK]/rɪˈfjuznɪk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. en person, der er blevet nægtet tilladelse til at emigrere.
Word Forms

Example Sentences

to be a refusenik of mainstream culture

at være en nægter af mainstream kulturen

to become a refusenik

at blive en nægter

to join the refusenik cause

at slutte sig til nægternes sag

to be labeled as a refusenik

at blive stemplet som en nægter

to advocate for refusenik rights

at gå ind for nægternes rettigheder

Real-world Examples

And more and more citizens everywhere could be fighting back - becoming data refuseniks.

Og flere og flere borgere overalt kunne være i stand til at slås tilbage - blive data-nægtere.

Source: BBC Ideas

Only later, when it turned sour, and after many refuseniks already sat in jail, would the main opposition turn against the whole affair.

Kun senere, da det gik dårligt, og efter at mange nægtere allerede sad i fængsel, ville hovedoppositionen vende sig mod hele affæren.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 4

As he chops wood, guts fish and dodges brown bears, Mr Tesson considers these questions in the company of philosophers and poets, misfits and refuseniks.

Mens han hugger træ, renser fisk og undgår brune bjørne, overvejer hr. Tesson disse spørgsmål i selskab med filosoffer og digtere, outsidere og nægtere.

Source: The Economist - Arts

Yesterday I was informed that a peace-supporting Jewish organization called Tikkun published an ad in favor of us, the Israeli-reservist refuseniks, and was immediately bombarded with hate mail and phonecalls from other American Jews.

I går blev jeg informeret om, at en fredsstøttende jødisk organisation kaldet Tikkun offentliggjorde en annonce til fordel for os, de israelske reservenægtere, og straks blev bombarderet med hadebreve og telefonopkald fra andre amerikanske jøder.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 4

My block sat among those architectural refuseniks, a lead-stained, warehouse-style building staring at the steady onslaught of glass and steel and wondering how long it could survive, perhaps rescued by a hipster juice bar or pop-up retail experience.

Min blok lå blandt disse arkitektoniske nægtere, en blyfarvet, lagerhus-lignende bygning, der stirrede på den stadige oversvømmelse af glas og stål og spekulerede på, hvor længe den kunne overleve, måske reddet af en hipster juice bar eller en pop-up detailoplevelse.

Source: After You (Me Before You #2)

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