unpersons

[US]/[ˈʌnˌpɜːzən]/
[UK]/[ˈʌnˌpɝːsən]/

Translation

n.People who have been erased from public memory or deliberately removed from records, often by a totalitarian regime.; A person who has been erased from public memory or deliberately removed from records.
v.To erase (someone) from public memory or deliberately remove (someone) from records.

Phrases & Collocations

labeling unpersons

becoming unpersons

treated as unpersons

unpersoned individuals

unperson status

erase unpersons

unperson effect

making unpersons

unperson them

unpersons' plight

Example Sentences

the regime routinely erased dissidents, turning them into unpersons.

he researched the history of unpersons during the cultural revolution.

the government sought to make any critics into unpersons.

they were effectively erased from history, becoming unpersons.

the investigation revealed a system for creating unpersons.

the goal was to eliminate anyone who challenged the party, making them unpersons.

the families of unpersons lived in constant fear and silence.

the concept of unpersons highlights the dangers of totalitarian regimes.

the play explored the tragic fate of those rendered as unpersons.

the list of unpersons grew longer with each political purge.

the author documented the stories of former unpersons and their families.

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