POLITICAL ASYLUM

Meaning of POLITICAL ASYLUM in English

Political asylum is the right to live in a foreign country and is given by the government of that country to people who have to leave their own country for political reasons.

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POLITICAL ASYLUM — asylum provided by one nation to refugees, esp. political refugees, from another nation. [ 1950-55 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POLITICAL ASYLUM — arriving at a country which does not have an extradition treaty with the country one is escaping from
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POLITICAL ASYLUM — noun [ U ] ( formal ) = asylum
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POLITICAL ASYLUM — poˌlitical aˈsylum BrE AmE noun [uncountable] the right to stay in another country if you cannot live safely in your …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POLITICAL ASYLUM — Political asylum is the right to live in a foreign country and is given by the government of that country …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POLITICAL ASYLUM — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ The family was finally granted political asylum in the United States. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
POLITICAL ASYLUM — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
POLITICAL ASYLUM — noun VERB + POLITICAL ASYLUM ▪ apply for , ask for , claim , seek ▪ grant sb , offer …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
POLITICAL ASYLUM — политическое убежище
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POLITICAL ASYLUM — политическое убежище
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POLITICAL ASYLUM — политическое убежище
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POLITICAL ASYLUM — политическое убежище
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POLITICAL ASYLUM — политическое убежище
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POLITICAL ASYLUM — политическое убежище
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POLITICAL — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) {{link=political convention">political convention political machine political party political philosophy political science political economy
Английский словарь Британика
ASYLUM — Protection from arrest and extradition given to political refugees by a country or by an embassy that has diplomatic immunity. …
Английский словарь Британика
POLITICAL — I. pəˈlid.]ə̇kəl, pōˈ-, -it], ]ēk-, in rapid speech ˈpli-\ adjective Etymology: Latin politic us political + English -al 1. a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ASYLUM — əˈsīləm noun ( plural asy·lums -ləmz) Etymology: Middle English asilum, from Latin asylum, from Greek asylon, neuter of asylos exempt …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POLITICAL — (a.) Of or pertaining to a party, or to parties, in the state; as, his political relations were with the …
Английский словарь Webster
POLITICAL — (a.) Of or pertaining to public policy, or to politics; relating to affairs of state or administration; as, a political …
Английский словарь Webster
ASYLUM — (n.) An institution for the protection or relief of some class of destitute, unfortunate, or afflicted persons; as, an asylum …
Английский словарь Webster
POLITICAL — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to public policy, or to politics; relating to affairs of state or administration; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ASYLUM — ( n. ) An institution for the protection or relief of some class of destitute, unfortunate, or afflicted persons; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POLITICAL — — politically , adv. /peuh lit"i keuhl/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or concerned with politics: political writers. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ASYLUM — /euh suy"leuhm/ , n. 1. (esp. formerly) an institution for the maintenance and care of the mentally ill, orphans, or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POLITICAL — adjective Etymology: Latin politicus Date: 1551 1. a. : of or relating to government, a government, or the conduct of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ASYLUM — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from Greek asylon, neuter of asylos inviolable, from a- + sylon right of seizure …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POLITICAL — adj politic; wise; also, artful. 2. political ·adj having, or conforming to, a settled system of administration. 3. political ·adj …
Webster English vocab
ASYLUM — noun any place of retreat and security. 2. asylum ·noun a sanctuary or place of refuge and protection, where criminals …
Webster English vocab
ASYLUM — [asy.lum] n [ME, fr. L, fr. Gk asylon, neut. of asylos inviolable, fr. a- + sylon right of seizure] (15c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ASYLUM — in international law, the protection granted by a state to a foreign citizen against his own state. The person for …
Britannica English vocabulary
POLITICAL — political BrE AmE pə ˈlɪt ɪk ə l AmE \ -ˈlɪt̬- ▷ political|ly ‿i ▶ po ˌ litical a ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
POLITICAL — / pəˈlɪtɪkl; NAmE / adjective 1. connected with the state, government or public affairs : a monarch without political power …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ASYLUM — / əˈsaɪləm; NAmE / noun 1. (also formal poˌlitical aˈsylum ) [ U ] protection that a government gives to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POLITICAL — po ‧ lit ‧ i ‧ cal S2 W1 /pəˈlɪtɪk ə l/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ASYLUM — a ‧ sy ‧ lum /əˈsaɪləm/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: Greek asylon , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POLITICAL — adj. 1 a of or concerning the State or its government, or public affairs generally. b of, relating to, or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ASYLUM — n. 1 sanctuary; protection, esp. for those pursued by the law (seek asylum). 2 hist. any of various kinds of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
POLITICAL — adj. 1 a of or concerning the State or its government, or public affairs generally. b of, relating to, or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ASYLUM — n. 1 sanctuary; protection, esp. for those pursued by the law (seek asylum). 2 hist. any of various kinds of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
POLITICAL — adj.1 a of or concerning the State or its government, or public affairs generally. b of, relating to, or engaged …
Oxford English vocab
ASYLUM — n.1 sanctuary; protection, esp. for those pursued by the law (seek asylum). 2 hist. any of various kinds of institution …
Oxford English vocab
POLITICAL — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Political means relating to the way …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ASYLUM — ( asylums) 1. If a government gives a person from another country asylum , they allow them to stay, usually …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POLITICAL
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ASYLUM — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES asylum seeker ▪ The government halted its policy of returning Zimbabwean asylum seekers to their …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
POLITICAL — [adjective]Political means relating to politics.The President met local political leaders last week.There are two political parties in the US - …
Cambridge English vocab
ASYLUM — (PROTECTION) [noun] [U] - protection or safety, esp. that given by a government to foreigners who have been forced to …
Cambridge English vocab
POLITICAL — adj. political action committee political convention political machine political party political philosophy political science political economy
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ASYLUM — n. Protection from arrest and extradition given to political refugees by a country or by an embassy that has diplomatic …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ASYLUM — Synonyms and related words : VA hospital, almshouse, base hospital, bedlam, bird sanctuary, bolt-hole, bughouse, cache, clinic, community hospital, concealment, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ASYLUM — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: SHELTER 1, cover, covert, harbor, harborage, haven, port, refuge, retreat, sanctuary 2 Synonyms: REFUGE 1, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
ASYLUM — noun 1. Synonyms: shelter 1, cover, covert, harbor, harborage, haven, port, refuge, retreat, sanctuary 2. Synonyms: refuge 1, harborage, sanctuary, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
ASYLUM — noun 1 protection given by a government ADJECTIVE ▪ political ▪ temporary VERB + ASYLUM ▪ apply for , claim …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
POLITICAL — adj. 25B6; adjective the political affairs of the nation : GOVERNMENTAL, government, constitutional, ministerial, parliamentary, diplomatic, legislative, administrative, bureaucratic; public, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ASYLUM — n. 25B6; noun he appealed for political asylum : REFUGE, sanctuary, shelter, safety, protection, security, immunity; a safe haven. his …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
POLITICAL — adj. 1 governmental, civic, civil, public, state, national, federal; administrative, bureaucratic The movement began as an attempt to gain political …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
ASYLUM — noun BAD : Asylums are typically seen as places where people go to die. GOOD : Hospices are typically seen …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
POLITICAL — 1. прил. 1) политический The Chinese civilization differs from ours in the economic and political organization of the country. ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ASYLUM — сущ. 1) прибежище, пристанище, убежище; приют to grant asylum to ≈ дать приют кому-л. to receive asylum ≈ обрести кров …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
POLITICAL — political.ogg 1. pəʹlıtık(ə)l n политический заключённый, политзаключённый 2. pəʹlıtık(ə)l a 1. политический; связанный с политикой political parties science - политические …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ASYLUM — asylum.ogg əʹsaıləm n 1. убежище, приют; богадельня orphan asylum - сиротский приют asylum for the poor - богадельня 2. ( …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
POLITICAL — political прил.1) политический The Chinese civilization differs from ours in the economic and political organization of the country. — Китайское …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
POLITICAL — 1. pəʹlıtık(ə)l n политический заключённый, политзаключённый 2. pəʹlıtık(ə)l a 1. политический; связанный с политикой political parties science - политические партии …
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