re|fus|nik

re|fus|nik
re|fus|nik or re|fuse|nik «rih FYOOZ nihk», noun.
a citizen of the former Soviet Union who was refused permission by the authorities to leave the country: »

The Russians…initiated a series of actions against both general dissidents and refuseniks…that were clearly designed to show tough resistance to the human-rights program (New Yorker).

[< refuse1 + -nik]

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