Defect (Verb)
Meaning
Desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army; "If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- She defected to the enemy's side after learning the harsh truth about her own country's regime.
- The former politician defected from the ruling party to join the opposition due to ideological differences.
- He defected to another country to seek asylum and avoid persecution in his homeland.
- Several soldiers defected from the authoritarian government's army to fight for the freedom fighters.
- The engineer defected from the corporation to expose its dubious business practices to the public.