Meanings
nounpolitical asylum (uncountable)
- uncountableThe protection, by a sovereign state, of a person who is persecuted in their own country for their political opinions or activity
Translations
Arabic لُجُوء سِيَاسِيّ
- لُجُوء سِيَاسِيّ (lujūʔ siyāsiyy)protection by a sovereign state
Chinese Mandarin 政治庇護 /政治庇护
- 政治庇護 /政治庇护 (zhèngzhì bìhù)protection by a sovereign state
Czech azyl
- azylprotection by a sovereign state
Finnish poliittinen turvapaikka
- poliittinen turvapaikkaprotection by a sovereign state
French asile politique
- asile politiqueprotection by a sovereign state
German politisches Asyl, Asyl
- politisches Asylprotection by a sovereign state
- Asylprotection by a sovereign state
Hindi शरणार्थी
- शरणार्थी (śarṇārthī)protection by a sovereign state
Hungarian menedékjog
- menedékjogprotection by a sovereign state
Japanese 政治亡命
- 政治亡命 (seiji bōmei)protection by a sovereign state
Korean 비호
- 비호 (biho)protection by a sovereign state
Norwegian Bokmål politisk asyl
- politisk asylprotection by a sovereign state
Portuguese asilo político
- asilo políticoprotection by a sovereign state
Romanian azil politic
- azil politicprotection by a sovereign state
Russian полити́ческое убе́жище, убе́жище
- полити́ческое убе́жище (politíčeskoje ubéžišče)protection by a sovereign state
- убе́жище (ubéžišče)protection by a sovereign state
Spanish asilo político
- asilo políticoprotection by a sovereign state
Swedish politisk asyl
- politisk asylprotection by a sovereign state
Cite this entry
APA
political asylum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/political%20asylum
MLA
“political asylum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/political%20asylum. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “political asylum,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/political%20asylum.
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