tahanan politik
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of tahanan (“prisoner”) + politik (“politics”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ta.ˈhan.an po.ˈli.tik/
Noun
tahanan politik (plural tahanan-tahanan politik)
- (law, politics) political prisoner: a person imprisoned for their political views or political activism
Alternative forms
- tapol (acronym)
Synonyms
- banduan politik (Standard Malay)
Further reading
- “tahanan politik” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.