prisoner of consciencenoun [ C ]
uk/ˌprɪz.ən.ər əv ˈkɒn.ʃəns/us/ˌprɪz.ən.ɚ əv ˈkɑːn.ʃəns/someone kept in prison because their political, religious, or other beliefs are different from those of the government
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
People held in prison
- captive
- cellmate
- con
- convict
- detainee
- detenu
- gaolbird
- hostage
- inmate
- internee
- jailbird
- lag
- lifer
- political prisoner
- pow
- prisoner
- prisoner of war