refusenik
/rɪˈfjuznɪk/
noun
- A person who refuses to do something, especially as a form of protest or because of strong personal beliefs.
- The company's new policy turned several employees into refuseniks who would not comply.
- During the war, he became a refusenik and would not serve in the military.
- She was known as a refusenik for always rejecting invitations to corporate events.
- Historically, a person in the Soviet Union who was denied permission to emigrate, especially to Israel, and who protested this denial.
- The refusenik movement drew international attention to human rights issues.
- After years as a refusenik, he finally received permission to leave the country.
- Many refuseniks in the 1970s faced harassment from the government.
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