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· Russian
отка́зник
2 English words descend from Russian
отка́зник
, most common first.
otkaznik
Synonym of refusenik.
refusenik
One of the citizens of the former Soviet Union who was refused permission to emigrate (typically but not exclusively a Jewish citizen denied permission to immigrate to Israel).