dissident
adjective
dis·si·dent
ˈdi-sə-dənt 
: disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief
dissident elements in the armed forces
dissident
noun
Examples of dissident in a Sentence
dissident elements within the Catholic Church
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He had been involved in dissident circles since his student days, in the nineties.
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Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Karmitz touted France as a country where a company like mk2 can represent a diverse range of filmmakers, including current films by Iranian, Palestinian, and Russian dissident directors.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2025
The fact that rights-defenders and their admirers understood the dissident movement as reviving the moral and intellectual habits of the Old Regime intelligentsia tells us much about the latter’s enduring appeal.
—Benjamin Nathans
september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Petro has previously suspended U.S. extradition requests for dissident leaders involved in the drug trade and warned Trump against military movements against Venezuela.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
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Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Karmitz touted France as a country where a company like mk2 can represent a diverse range of filmmakers, including current films by Iranian, Palestinian, and Russian dissident directors.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2025
The fact that rights-defenders and their admirers understood the dissident movement as reviving the moral and intellectual habits of the Old Regime intelligentsia tells us much about the latter’s enduring appeal.
—Benjamin Nathans
september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Petro has previously suspended U.S. extradition requests for dissident leaders involved in the drug trade and warned Trump against military movements against Venezuela.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dissident
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“Dissident.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dissident. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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dissident
adjective
dis·si·dent
ˈdis-əd-ənt
: disagreeing with an opinion or a group
dissident
noun
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