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lishenets

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A person deprived of the right to vote in the Soviet Union of 1918–1936, having been classed as an enemy of the working people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

Qualifier: Soviet Union

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian лише́нец (lišénec).

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Polish: liszeniec — (historical, Soviet Union) a person deprived of the right to vote in the Soviet Union of 1918–1936, having been classed as an enemy of the working people
  • Russian: лише́нец (lišénec) — (historical, Soviet Union) a person deprived of the right to vote in the Soviet Union of 1918–1936, having been classed as an enemy of the working people
  • Russian: лише́нка (lišénka) — (historical, Soviet Union) a person deprived of the right to vote in the Soviet Union of 1918–1936, having been classed as an enemy of the working people
  • Ukrainian: позбавле́нець (pozbavlénecʹ) — (historical, Soviet Union) a person deprived of the right to vote in the Soviet Union of 1918–1936, having been classed as an enemy of the working people
  • Ukrainian: позба́вленець (pozbávlenecʹ) — (historical, Soviet Union) a person deprived of the right to vote in the Soviet Union of 1918–1936, having been classed as an enemy of the working people
  • Ukrainian: позбавле́нка (pozbavlénka) — (historical, Soviet Union) a person deprived of the right to vote in the Soviet Union of 1918–1936, having been classed as an enemy of the working people
  • Ukrainian: позба́вленка (pozbávlenka) — (historical, Soviet Union) a person deprived of the right to vote in the Soviet Union of 1918–1936, having been classed as an enemy of the working people