Associations to the word «Refusenik»

Wiktionary

REFUSENIK, noun. (Soviet Union) (slang) One of the Jewish citizens of the former Soviet Union who were refused permission to emigrate.
REFUSENIK, noun. (colloquial) A person characterized by a particular refusal (especially one related to human rights.)

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne