Political asylum

/pəlˈɪtɪkəl ɐsˈaɪləm/

/pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ɐsˈaɪləm/

Political asylum

the protection that a country grants to someone who has fled their home country because of political reasons

Examples

1. Yes, you have political asylum.

2. Now I have political asylum in America.

3. Former Bolivian president, Evo Morales, on his way to a new life after Mexico granted him political asylum.

4. He was granted political asylum in the U.S. in 1999 and once more in 2007.