political exile

collocation in English

meaningsofpoliticalandexile

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political
adjective
uk
/pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/us
/pəˈlɪt̬.ə.kəl/
relating ...
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exile
noun
uk
/ˈek.saɪl/us
/ˈek.saɪl/
the condition of someone being sent or kept away from their own country, village, etc., especially for ...
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(Definition ofpoliticalandexilefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Then there were the long years inpoliticalexilewhich soon followed, and his return to power in 1958.
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The book is written in the form of a judicial inquiry and explores such issues as nationhood,politicalexileand cultural assimilation.
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Upon his release, he was forced to leave the country and become apoliticalexile.
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It was also known as a place ofpoliticalexile.
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In 1670, the monastery served as a place forpoliticalexile.
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During the 19th and early 20th centuries, it was a place ofpoliticalexile.
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This ended the rebellions fairly quickly, causing many of the rebels to flee topoliticalexile.
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In 1994, she published, a collection of portraits of activist women inpoliticalexile.
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He noted that despite being more a place of criminal rather thanpoliticalexile, the moral atmosphere was much better: he did not face any case of theft.
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He was apoliticalexilefrom the 1848 upheavals, who had worked as a theater agent for two years, later as a lawyer and also as a statesman.
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In 1925, he became apoliticalexile.
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He was born into a wealthy family of cotton exporters, but displayed early stirrings of the social consciousness that would later land him inpoliticalexile.
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Kargopol was also used forpoliticalexile.
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Here he declared himself apoliticalexile.
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We call for the immediate release of political prisoners and for the direct return of political exiles.
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We discussed arrangements for the granting of indemnity for political exiles.
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Political exiles have been allowed to return, and opposition parties legalised.
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Over 900 political prisoners have been released in the past 12 months and more than 1,000 political exiles have returned home.
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Those political exiles are making their contribution to society, but they are denied the right to vote here and in their country of origin.
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The name is somewhat misleading, as the number of political exiles did not exceed more than 5,000-6,000 during this time.
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