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refugees n
gen. réfugiés m
mil., logist. réfugiés m (friendly)
refugee Any person who, owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality and is unable or unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country. For persons displaced within their own country, use DISPLACED PERSON ['refju'ʤi:] n
polit. réfugié m (Toute personne qui, craignant avec raison d'être persécutée du fait de sa race, de sa religion, de sa nationalité, de son appartenance à un certain groupe social ou de ses opinions politiques, se trouve hors du pays dont elle a la nationalité et qui ne peut ou ne veut se réclamer de la protection de ce pays)
 English thesaurus
refugee ['refju'ʤi:] abbr.
abbr., austral., slang reffo
USA A person who, owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion, is outside the country of his or her nationality and is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself or herself of the protection of that country (JP 3-29) see also dislocated civilian, displaced person, evacuee, stateless person
refugees friendly n
mil., logist. FRA: Individuals, who by reason of real or imagined danger, have left home to seek safety elsewhere, possibly violating the orders to stay home. They can move within their own country national refugees or beyond the borders international refugees. Related term: internally displaced person. 2. UN: Any person who, owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality and is unable, or owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country; or who, not having a nationality and being outside the country of his former habitual residence as a result of such events, is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to return to it. Related terms: asylum seeker; evacuee; internally displaced person. FRA
Refugees: 204 phrases in 19 subjects
Agriculture1
Economy5
European Union1
Finances1
Food industry1
General31
Human rights activism48
Immigration and citizenship40
International law18
Law19
Name of organization7
Obsolete / dated2
Patents1
Politics5
Religion1
Security systems3
Social science7
Sociology1
United Nations12