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dissident Definition


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dissident
noun
    1. Someone who disagrees publicly, especially with a government.
      Thesaurus: rebel, protester, agitator, maverick, gadfly, schismatic; Antonym: conformist.
adj
    1. Disagreeing; dissenting.
      Thesaurus: differing, disagreeing, nonconformist, heretical, maverick, schismatic, discordant; Antonym: acquiescent.
Etymology: 16c: from Latin dissidere to sit apart.



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