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单词 refusenik
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refusenikn.

Brit. /rᵻˈfjuːznɪk/, U.S. /rəˈfjuznɪk/, /riˈfjuznɪk/
Forms: 1900s– refusenick, 1900s– refusenik, 1900s– refusnick, 1900s– refusnik, 1900s– refuzenik, 1900s– refuznik.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Russian lexical item. Etymons: refuse v.1, -nik suffix.
Etymology: < refuse v.1 + -nik suffix, after Russian otkaznik Jew who was refused permission to emigrate (1970 or earlier), person who refuses to do military service (late 20th cent. or earlier; < otkazat′ to refuse (Old Russian ot″kazati ) + -nik -nik suffix).
1. In the Soviet Union: a Jewish person who was refused permission to emigrate, esp. to Israel. Now historical.
ΘΚΠ
the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > Semite > [noun] > Jew > of specific area
the Dispersion1382
Oriental Jew1659
diaspora1694
Polack1834
Ashkenazim1839
Hebraist1892
Litvak1892
Peruvian Jew1897
Tudesco1897
halutzim1921
Yemenite1926
Ostjuden1934
Sabra1945
Yekke1950
refusenik1973
1973 Times 15 Aug. 15/7 Let us not forget that Soviet official hostile attitude towards ‘refusniks’ endangers every day of their harassed life.
1980 Jewish Chron. 18 July 18/1 The dissidents languishing in exile,..and the refuseniks cut off from family and friends and..from their sources of livelihood.
1995 Gazette (Montreal) 9 Apr. c3 Cotler..is especially known for tackling the Soviet judicial system on behalf of dissidents and refuseniks.
2008 N. Daniloff Of Spies & Spokesmen xxvii. 319 Some..were ‘refuseniks’—people who sought to emigrate but had been denied permission; the others were friends of refuseniks but still in good standing in Soviet society.
2. colloquial. A person who refuses to do something, esp. as a protest.
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > militancy > [noun] > militant person > protester or demonstrator
protestator1468
protester1827
demonstrant1838
demonstrationist1838
demonstrator1838
protestor1854
marcher1908
refusenik1981
1981 N.Y. Times 13 June 22/3 He who might deign to prefer public transportation over the car as a matter of principle..is the ultimate refusenik, the true outcast.
1986 City Limits 10 Apr. 7 The 30 ‘refuseniks’ who would not go to Wapping have been joined by 50 people.
1995 New Yorker 8 May 95/1 Alceste..is probably the greatest refusenik in dramatic literature.
2004 Rep. on Business Apr. 10/1 As for those companies that chose not to provide the information we requested for this year's ranking: Please be warned that we'll out the refuseniks.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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