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Etymology

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Acronym of полити́ческий зэк (politíčeskij zɛk).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pɐˌlʲid͡zˈzɛk]

Noun

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политзэ́к (politzɛ́km anim (genitive политзэ́ка, nominative plural политзэ́ки, genitive plural политзэ́ков)

  1. (colloquial) political prisoner (a person imprisoned for their political views or political activism)
    Synonym: (regular term) политзаключённый (politzaključónnyj)

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