political prisoner

noun

: a person put in prison because of his or her political beliefs

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The movie, based on the Broadway musical of the same name, tells the story of Valentín (Diego Luna), a political prisoner, and Molina (Tonatiuh), a window dresser, who share a prison cell. Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025 The musical film follows a plot revolving around a political prisoner named Valentín who shares a cell with a window dresser named Molina. Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025 In the film, Valentín (Diego Luna), a political prisoner, shares a cell with Molina (Tonatiuh), a window dresser convicted of public indecency. Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025 Mitra Samani, a former political prisoner held for four years in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison in the early 1980s, traveled from Los Angeles to attend. Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for political prisoner

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“Political prisoner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/political%20prisoner. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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