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    dissident
    /ˈdɪsɪd(ə)nt/

    noun

    • 1. a person who opposes official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state: "a dissident who had been jailed by a military regime"

    adjective

    • 1. in opposition to official policy: "the measure was supported by dissident Tories"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDISSIDENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    publicly disagreeing with and criticizing your government or political party: a dissident group / writer.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › dissidentDissident Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of DISSIDENT is disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief. How to use dissident in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDISSIDENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    DISSIDENT meaning: 1. a person who publicly disagrees with and criticizes their government: 2. publicly disagreeing…. Learn more.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › dissidentDissident - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    If you are a dissident, you are a person who is rebelling against a government. Dissidents can do their work peacefully or with violence. Dissident is closely related to the word, dissent, which means objecting.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › dissidentDISSIDENT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Dissident definition: a person who dissents. . See examples of DISSIDENT used in a sentence.

  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › DissidentDissident - Wikipedia

    Soviet dissidents were people who disagreed with certain features in the embodiment of Soviet ideology and who were willing to speak out against them. The term dissident was used in the Soviet Union in the period following Joseph Stalin's death until the fall of communism.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDISSIDENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A dissident is a person who disagrees with and criticizes their government or a powerful organization they belong to. Learn more about the word origin, synonyms, pronunciation, and examples of 'dissident' in sentences.