The difference between Asylum seeker and Émigré

When used as nouns, asylum seeker means a person who has applied for asylum in a foreign country but has not yet been granted refugee status by that country, whereas émigré means a french person who has departed their native land, especially a royalist who left during the french revolution.


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  1. Asylum seeker as a noun:

    A person who has applied for asylum in a foreign country but has not yet been granted refugee status by that country.

  1. Émigré as a noun:

    A French person who has departed their native land, especially a royalist who left during the French Revolution.

  2. Émigré as a noun:

    An emigrant, one who departs their native land to become an immigrant in another, especially a political exile.