political prisoner

n. A person who has been imprisoned, detained, or otherwise isolated for involvement in political activity.

political prisoner

n (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) someone imprisoned for holding, expressing, or acting in accord with particular political beliefs

polit′ical pris′oner

n. a person who is imprisoned because of political beliefs or offenses. [1855–60]

Thesaurus

Noun

political prisoner - someone who is imprisoned because of their political viewscaptive, prisoner - a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

Translations

政治犯

politics

(ˈpolitiks) noun singular or plural the science or business of, or ideas about, or affairs concerning, government. 政治poˈlitical adjective of, or concerning, politics. for political reasons; political studies.政治的poˈlitically adverb政治地poˌlitically corˈrect adjective (also PC) (of language or behaviour) that does not offend particular groups of people. It is politically correct to use `he or she', and not just `he', when you mean a man or a woman. （言语或行为等）政治上正确的，不冒犯特定族群的 ˌpoliˈtician (-ˈtiʃən) noun a person whose job is politics; a member of parliament. 政治家political asylum protection given by a government to a foreigner who has left his own country for political reasons. 政治避难political prisoner a person who has been imprisoned for political reasons and not for any crime. 政治犯political ˈscience noun a field of study dealing with politics, government and other political institutions. 政治学

political prisoner