asylum seeker
Definitions
A person who has applied for asylum in a foreign country but has not yet been granted refugee status by that country.
Equivalents
24 more languages
Afrikaansasielsoeker
Catalàsol·licitant d'asil
Cymraegceisiwr lloches
Danskasylansøger
Ελληνικάαιτητής ασύλου
Gàidhligfògarrach
Magyarmenedékkérő
日本語亡命希望者
ქართულითავშესაფრის მაძიებელი
한국어망명 신청자
Македонскиазилант
Nederlandsasielzoeker
Românărefugiat
Türkçesığınmacı
Examples
“He stayed with friends and even spent a few nights in a hotel when had nowhere else to go. In September 2019, he moved into a flat with three other gay asylum seekers through Le Refuge, an organisation supporting isolated LGBTQI+ youth.”
“In Manchester and in Aldershot in Hampshire, asylum seeker accommodation was targeted by demonstrators carrying placards that read⟳ “deport them, don’t support⟳ them” and “no apartments for illegals”.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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