unpersons
un·per·son
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unperson
(ˈʌnpɜːsən)n
a person whose existence is officially denied or ignored
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un•per•son
(ˈʌnˈpɜr sən)n.
a public figure, esp. in a totalitarian country, who, for political or ideological reasons, is not recognized or mentioned by the government or the news media.
(un-1 + person;introduced in George Orwell's novel 1984 (1949)]
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| Noun | 1. | unperson - a person regarded as nonexistent and having no rights; a person whose existence is systematically ignored (especially for ideological or political reasons); "the former senator is treated as a nonperson by this administration"; "George Orwell predicted that political dissidents would be treated as unpersons" |
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Translations
unperson
n (Pol) → Unperson f
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