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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A person who has been imprisoned, detained, or otherwise isolated for involvement in political activity.
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- noun A person imprisoned for no other reason than his political
views or politicalactivism
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- noun someone who is imprisoned because of their political views
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