defectors

Meanings

• noun

  People who abandon a cause, organization, or country.

  - "The defectors from the rebel group surrendered to the government."
  - "Many defectors from the communist party settled in the West."
  - "He was a defector from the Soviet Union who provided valuable information to the CIA."

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Variants

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defect , defected , defecting , defector , defectors , defects

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'person who deserts or leaves a place of safety', from Latin deficere 'fall short, leave off'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'defector' gained prominence during the Cold War when people from communist countries defected to the West.

2. The highest-profile defector from North Korea is Hwang Jang-yop, who defected to South Korea in 1997.

3. In the context of chess, a defector is a piece that moves to an enemy's square but is captured by friendly forces instead of the enemy.

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Related Concepts

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1. traitor: A person who betrays a friend or country.

2. deserter: A person who leaves the military without permission.

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Culture

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Defectors have been a significant theme in literature and films, particularly during the Cold War era, where stories of people leaving communist countries for the West were popular.

How to Memorize "defectors"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person leaving a group or organization and joining the opposing side.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the idea of betrayal or abandonment.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym DEFECTORS: Deserting, Embezzling, Fleeing, Endangering, Causing, Traitorous, Operating, Sabotaging, Revealing.

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