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a person who abandons a cause or organization usually without right
- the defector demanded political asylum in exchange for information about his nation's spying operations
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“Defector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defector. Accessed 18 Jan. 2022.
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