political asylum
noun/pəˌlɪtɪkl əˈsaɪləm/
/pəˌlɪtɪkl əˈsaɪləm/
[uncountable] (formal)- asylum (= protection that a government gives to people who have left their own country, usually because they were in danger for political reasons)
- He was granted political asylum in Sweden.
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