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refusenik

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refuseniknoun

refuseniks

отказникВ СССР: гражданин, которому отказали в выезде; неформально также о человеке, отказывающемся подчиняться правилам

Several Soviet refuseniks eventually gained international attention and were allowed to leave.

Несколько советских отказников в итоге получили международную поддержку и смогли выехать.

refusenikadjective

Used attributively to modify another noun.

Her refusenik stance on the new regulation put her at odds with management.

Её отказническая позиция по отношению к новому регламенту поставила её в противоречие с руководством.

Additional translations

несогласныйШирокое значение «отказывающийся подчиниться, протестующий»

refuseniknoun

In the former Soviet Union, a citizen—especially a Jew—who was denied permission to emigrate.

Several Soviet refuseniks eventually gained international attention and were allowed to leave.

Informal: a person who refuses to comply with a rule, order, or prevailing practice.

Parking-fee refuseniks risk having their cars towed away.

refusenikadjective

Relating to or characteristic of a refusenik; refusing to comply.

Her refusenik stance on the new regulation put her at odds with management.