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political asylum

noun
 
/pəˌlɪtɪkl əˈsaɪləm/
 
/pəˌlɪtɪkl əˈsaɪləm/
 [uncountable] (formal)
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  1. asylum (= protection that a government gives to people who have left their own country, usually because they were in danger for political reasons)
    • He was granted political asylum in Sweden.
    Topics Social issuesc1
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