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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Michel was accused of helping Low run foreign-influence campaigns against the U.S., such as funneling money from Low to Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign, as well as lobbying Donald Trump’s administration to drop an investigation into Low and extradite the dissident Chinese billionaire.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
The film follows a reclusive mortician who faces an unusual request from a dissident singer in hiding.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2025
Their efforts delivered a blow to the Soviet Union’s international reputation, gave oxygen to dissident movements across the Soviet bloc, and gave people behind the Iron Curtain a favorable view of the United States.
—Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
Drawing from her private diaries and thousands of analog photographs, the director charts Jarcovjáková’s life from the dissident art circles of communist Czechoslovakia to high-fashion shoots in Tokyo.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2025
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
The film follows a reclusive mortician who faces an unusual request from a dissident singer in hiding.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2025
Their efforts delivered a blow to the Soviet Union’s international reputation, gave oxygen to dissident movements across the Soviet bloc, and gave people behind the Iron Curtain a favorable view of the United States.
—Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
Drawing from her private diaries and thousands of analog photographs, the director charts Jarcovjáková’s life from the dissident art circles of communist Czechoslovakia to high-fashion shoots in Tokyo.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2025
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“Dissident.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dissident. Accessed 11 Sep. 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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