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dissident
- /ˈdɪsɪdənt/ US, UK
Where it comes from
From Latin dissidēns, present participle of dissideō (“to sit apart; to disagree”), from dis- (“asunder, apart, in two”) + sedeō (“to sit”).
adjective more dissident · most dissident
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In a manner that disagrees; dissenting; discordant.
Near-synonym: dissonant
Similar: dissonant
- Continuing violent actions despite a ceasefire (especially the Good Friday Agreement). This tragic event, coupled with a police operation on the Drumcree site July 15-17, 1998 - which revealed a small cache of explosives and arms and resulted in arrests of dissident loyalists effectively ended the standoff.
noun dissidents
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A person who formally opposes the current political structure, the political group in power, the policies of the political group in power, or current laws.
I once more find myself a dissident, and a dissident in a very small minority.
Similar: dissenter
- A member of a paramilitary that has continued actions after the Good Friday Agreement or other ceasefire.
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One who disagrees or dissents; one who separates from the established religion.
Similar: dissenter
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Sometimes Dissident: in the kingdom of Poland, the name for Christians not part of the Roman Catholic Church.
From Warſaw, May 25. That the Dyet of Convocation had held its laſt Seſſion on the 22d, and then agreed to and ſign'd a general Confederacy in good Order, having firſt Sworn not to Elect a Foreigner as above. The Day of Election was fixt for the 25th of Aug. But a Proteſt was enter'd by the Diſſiden
Similar: dissenter
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: dissentient, dissenting, objector, unorthodox, negative, protester, contestant, heretical, heterodox, dissenter, dissent, dissidence, disparate, opposer, rebellious, opposition
Translations
Every language
noun ecclesiastical: one who disagrees
| Português | dissidente |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Andersdenkender, Andersdenkende, Andersgläubiger, Andersgläubige, Dissenter, Dissenterin |
| Русский | раско́льник raskólʹnik, раско́льница raskólʹnica |
noun person who opposes the current political structure, group or laws
| Español | disidente |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 반체제 인사 bancheje insa |
| 日本語 | 反体制 hantaisei, 反体制派 hantaiseiha |
| 中文 | 持不同政見者 /持不同政见者 chíbùtóngzhèngjiànzhě, 異議分子 /异议分子 yìyì fènzǐ, 異見人士 /异见人士 yìjiàn rénshì |
| Português | dissidente |
| Français | dissident, dissidente |
| Deutsch | Dissident, Dissidentin, Regimekritiker, Regimekritikerin |
| Italiano | dissidente |
| Română | disident, disidentă |
| Русский | диссиде́нт dissidént, диссиде́нтка dissidéntka, инакомы́слящий inakomýsljaščij, инакомы́слящая inakomýsljaščaja |
| العربية | مُنْشَقّ munšaqq |
| עברית | דִיסִידֶנְט disidént |
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