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defector [Brit dɪˈfɛktə, Am dəˈfɛktər] N

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The defectors told rebels that around 200 soldiers remained on base, garrisoned in the headquarters building and supported by a handful of tanks. en.wikipedia.org

Not realizing he's a defector, she assumes he is lying, and fires him. en.wikipedia.org

For example, a state power may disguise teams of operatives as insurgents and, with the aid of defectors, infiltrate insurgent areas. en.wikipedia.org

I've been working with defectors for fifteen years. en.wikipedia.org

This action prompts two other defectors to switch their votes back. en.wikipedia.org

Very slowly, using assorted techniques ranging from traffic analysis to defector information, more of the messages were decrypted. en.wikipedia.org

He is one of the few to rise to the leadership of the group that is not a military defector. en.wikipedia.org

The punishments were such that the defectors could still profit in the third-party conditions, but could not profit in the second-party conditions. en.wikipedia.org

In some cases, the defectors from an opposition party may choose to support a ruling coalition. en.wikipedia.org

Most of this material came from a network of well-connected emigres and interviews with travelers and defectors. en.wikipedia.org

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