NONPERSON

nonperson, unperson

(noun) a person regarded as nonexistent and having no rights; a person whose existence is systematically ignored (especially for ideological or political reasons); “the former senator is treated as a nonperson by this administration”; “George Orwell predicted that political dissidents would be treated as unpersons”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

nonperson (plural nonpersons or nonpeople)

Not a real person; a subhuman.

Not a legal entity.

Something other than a person; an object.

Synonyms

• subhuman

• lessperson

Source: Wiktionary



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According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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