asylee

English

Etymology

From asylum +‎ -ee.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əsaɪˈli/

Noun

asylee (plural asylees)

1. A non-citizen of a country who has been granted asylum in that country.
   • 1981 July 31, UPI, “REAGAN'S STATEMENT ON IMMIGRATION”, in The New York Times‎, archived from the original on 14 May 2022:

     At the same time, we must insure adequate legal authority to establish control over immigration: to enable us, when sudden influxes of foreigners occur, to decide to whom we grant the status of refugee or asylee; to improve our border control; […]

   • 1990 July 25, Howard W. French, “ASYLUM-SEEKERS STRAIN CUBA'S TIES”, in The New York Times‎, archived from the original on 12 November 2024:

     "It is quite a novel technique to teach a lesson to any would-be asylees, and also to send a message to the foreign missions."

   • 2025 January 31, Don Barnett, “Episcopal bishop lectures Trump while earning taxpayer millions to bring migrants into US”, in New York Post‎, archived from the original on 1 February 2025:

     EMM brings in LGBTQ refugees and asylees in a special federal refugee program started during the Obama administration called “Preferred Communities.”

Translations

someone granted asylum

Arabic: لاجئ m German: Asylnehmer m, Asylnehmerin f, anerkannter Asylant m, anerkannte Asylantin f Spanish: asilado (es) m

See also

• asylum seeker
• Right of asylum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• “asylee”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• Ayeles, Ealeys, Easley, Sealey, easely, slayee