dissident

dis·si·dent  (ds-dnt)

adj.

Disagreeing, as in opinion or belief.

n.

One who disagrees; a dissenter.

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[Latin dissidns, dissident-, present participle of dissidre, to disagree : dis-, apart; see dis- + sedre, to sit; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]

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dissident

Noun

a person who disagrees with a government or a powerful organization

Adjective

disagreeing or dissenting [Latin dissidere to be remote from]

dissidence n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dissident - a person who dissents from some established policy dissenter, objector, protester, contestant individual, 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 heretical, heterodox unorthodox - breaking with convention or tradition; "an unorthodox lifestyle"
	2.	dissident - disagreeing, especially with a majority dissenting, dissentient negative - expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial

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dissident

adjective 1. dissenting, disagreeing, nonconformist, heterodox, schismatic, dissentient

noun 2. protester, rebel, dissenter, demonstrator, agitator, recusant, protest marcher

Translations

dissident [ˈdɪsɪdnt] adj, n → disidente m/f

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dissident [ˈdɪsɪdnt] adj, n → dissident(e)

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dissident [ˈdɪsɪdnt] adj → andersdenkend;

(voice) → kritisch

n → Dissident(in) m(f)

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dissident [ˈdɪsɪdnt] adj → dissidente; [speech, voice] → di dissenso

n → dissidente m/f