defector

[ US /dɪˈfɛktɝ/ ]
[ UK /dɪfˈɛktɐ/ ]
NOUN
  1. a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post)
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How To Use defector In A Sentence

  • Alcibiades the disastrous Sicilian expedition and later ended his life as a defector going to Sparta.
  • XAYKAOTHAO: Pastor Suh says Gomes and Park may have been drawn to the North because of what he described as passionate prayers by defectors now living in the South, many of whom attend their small church. Why Did Aijalon Gomes Cross Into North Korea?
  • The party chairman arrived for a photocall with questions for our defector. Times, Sunday Times
  • At the time, Elisse Hategan, a prominent defector from the Heritage Front, slammed the report as a whitewash.
  • Merely holding an uncongenial opinion one that would be considered radically unrestrictive in most of the developed world makes on a “traitor”, “defector”, and “5th-columnist”. Friendly Fire: Gun Nuts Go Full-Auto on One of Their Own « Lean Left
  • North Korean students are taught Revolutionary History from elementary school to university, a subject full of tales that mystify and beatify the Kim dynasty, said Jun Myung-ho, a defector based in Seoul, who worked in North Korea's ruling Workers' Party for nine years before escaping to the South in 2004. Pyongyang Myth-Builders Step It Up
  • Department has declared that the defector is a liar, and has discounted his report. Hunt, William B.
  • Will this new promise bring back Tory defectors to the fold?
  • The Act restricts the size of the council of ministers, extends the ban on defections to party splits and disqualifies a defector from holding a public office for the remainder of the legislative term.
  • It has also sent the West numerous doubtful and bogus defectors to muddy the waters.
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