Usually means: Imprisoned for their political beliefs.
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  1. political prisoner: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. political prisoner: Merriam-Webster
  3. political prisoner: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. political prisoner: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. political prisoner: Collins English Dictionary
  6. political prisoner: Vocabulary.com
  7. political prisoner: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. political prisoner: Wiktionary
  9. political prisoner: Dictionary.com
  10. Political prisoner: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. political prisoner: Rhymezone
  12. political prisoner: FreeDictionary.org
  13. political prisoner: Mnemonic Dictionary
  14. political prisoner: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. political prisoner: Legal dictionary

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  1. political prisoner: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (political prisoner)

▸ noun:  A person imprisoned for their political views or political activism.

Similar:
prisoner of conscience, politico, dissident, identity politician, political animal, liberationist, pro-lifer, exile of conscience, left-winger, paytriot, more...

Opposite:
civilian, regular prisoner

Types:
dissident, refusenik, traitor, more...

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Similar:
prisoner of conscience, politico, dissident, identity politician, political animal, liberationist, pro-lifer, exile of conscience, left-winger, paytriot, more...

Opposite:
civilian, regular prisoner

Types:
dissident, refusenik, traitor, more...



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