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dis·si·dent
(dĭs′ĭ-dənt)adj.
Disagreeing, as in opinion or belief.
n.
One who disagrees; a dissenter.
[Latin dissidēns, dissident-, present participle of dissidēre, to disagree : dis-, apart; see dis- + sedēre, to sit; see sed- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
dissident
(ˈdɪsɪdənt)adj
disagreeing; dissenting
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a person who disagrees, esp one who disagrees with the government
[C16: from Latin dissidēre to be remote from, from dis-1 + sedēre to sit]
ˈdissidence n
ˈdissidently adv
dis•si•dent
(ˈdɪs ɪ dənt)n.
1. a person who dissents.
adj. 2. disagreeing or dissenting, as in opinion or attitude.
[1525–35; < Latin dissident-, s. of dissidēns, present participle of dissidēre to sit apart, disagree =dis- dis-1 + -sidēre, comb. form of sedēre to sit]
dis′si•dent•ly, adv.
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| Noun | 1. | dissident - a person who dissents from some established policyindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" conscientious objector, CO - one who refuses to serve in the armed forces on grounds of conscience recusant, nonconformist - someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct political dissident - a dissenter from political orthodoxy NIMBY - someone who objects to siting something in their own neighborhood but does not object to it being sited elsewhere; an acronym for not in my backyard |
| Adj. | 1. | dissident - characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards unorthodox - breaking with convention or tradition; "an unorthodox lifestyle" |
| 2. | dissident - disagreeing, especially with a majority negative - expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial |
dissident
noun
adjective
1. dissenting, disagreeing, nonconformist, heterodox, schismatic, dissentient links with a dissident group
dissident
nounA person who dissents from the doctrine of an established church:
Translations
مُنْشَق، مُخالِف
disident
dissidentensystemkritiker
másként gondolkodó
andófsmaîur
disidentaskitamintisnuomonių skirtumas
disidents
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ayrılıkçımuhalif
dissident
[ˈdɪsɪd/ənt] (Pol)1. n → dissidente m/f
2. adj (speech, voice) → di dissenso; (group) → dissidente
dissident
(ˈdisidənt) noun, adjective (a person) disagreeing, especially with a ruling group or form of government. a demonstration by a large number of dissidents.
ˈdissidence noun
dissident - a person who dissents from some established policy