Pembelotan

Dalam politik, pembelot adalah orang yang menarik persekutuan dengan suatu negara dan kemudian bersekutu dengan negara lain, dengan cara yang dianggap tak sah bagi negara pertamanya. Secara lebih luas, ini melibatkan orang, sebab atau doktrin yang dipegang oleh orang tersebut, seperti halnya persekutuan atau tugas. "de·fec·tion [dih-fek-shuhn] noun (1.) desertion from allegiance, loyalty, duty, or the like; apostasy: His defection to East Germany was regarded as treasonable. (2.) failure; lack; loss: He was overcome by a sudden defection of courage." Retrieved 22MARCH2011. "de·fec·tor [dih-fek-ter] –noun a person who defects from a cause, country, alliance, etc. Origin: 1655–65; < Latin dēfector renegade, rebel, equivalent to dēfec- (variant stem of dēficere to become disaffected, revolt, literally, to fail; see defect) + -tor -tor" Retrieved 22MARCH2011.

Istilah tersebut juga sering kali secara peroyatif ditujukan kepada orang yang mengubah loyalitasnya kepada agama, tim olahraga, partai politik atau faksi pesaing lainnya. Dalam esensi tersebut, pembangkang sering kali dianggap menjadi pengkhianat oleh pihak asalnya.http://www.thefreedictionary.com/defector "de·fect (dfkt, d-fkt) n. (1.) The lack of something necessary or desirable for completion or perfection; a deficiency: a visual defect. (2.) An imperfection that causes inadequacy or failure; a shortcoming. See Synonyms at blemish. intr.v. (d-fkt) de·fect·ed, de·fect·ing, de·fects (1.) To disown allegiance to one's country and take up residence in another: a Soviet citizen who defected to Israel. (2.) To abandon a position or association, often to join an opposing group: defected from the party over the issue of free trade. [Middle English, from Latin dfectus, failure, want, from past participle of dficere, to desert, be wanting : d-, de- + facere, to do; see dh- in Indo-European roots.]" Retrieved 22MARCH2011."defector 1660s, agent noun in Latin form from defect, or else from L. defector "revolter," agent noun from deficere (see deficient)." Retrieved 22MARCH2011. 

 Referensi 

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 Famous Defectors  - slideshow by Life magazine
 Iranian diplomats defect

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