political asylumnoun [ U ]
uk/pəˌlɪt.ɪ.kəl əˈsaɪ.ləm/us/pəˌlɪt̬.ə.kəl əˈsaɪ.ləm/the protection given by a government to foreign people who have left their own country because they disagree with their own government:
The number of people seeking political asylum in Britain has risen dramatically.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Runaways and refugees
- abscond
- boat people
- defect
- deserter
- displaced person
- escapee
- escapism
- evacuee
- fugitive
- refugee
- refugee camp
- runaway
- transit camp
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