1,400 new words in our dictionary! — Parasocial, glow-up, promposal & more
1,400 new words in our dictionary! — More

political prisoner

noun

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

Examples of political prisoner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
On Wednesday, a group of women in Havana blocked a street with buckets and tires in protest after several hours without water, according to a video shared by Silverio Portal, a former political prisoner and activist who lives in the capital. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026 Roher won an Oscar for his 2022 doc Navalny on the Russian opposition leader and anti-corruption activist turned political prisoner of the same name. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026 Groups including Amnesty International called him a political prisoner, a designation the Cuban government rejected. — Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026 Groups including Amnesty International called him a political prisoner, an allegation the Cuban government rejected. — ABC News, 18 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for political prisoner

Browse Nearby Words

political party
political prisoner
political process
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Political prisoner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/political%20prisoner. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of tactile

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

More Commonly Mispronounced Words

Why do we use apostrophes to show possession?

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Back to School Vocabulary

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Words of the Week - Sept. 25
See More

Popular

See More

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
image of the words cracker fly and sale arranged in a triangle with the word fire in the middle
Triple Play Quiz Find the word that pairs with each of the three g...
See All