as in dissident
a person who believes, teaches, or advocates something opposed to accepted beliefs
a society that prized conformity very highly and treated dissenters of any kind very harshly
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Recent Examples of dissenter
All the justices on the Supreme Court today, even the dissenters, in a recent non-final opinion backing away from the Humphrey’s case, have overlooked Brandeis’ language and concerns.
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George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 1 June 2025
That is precisely what the conservatives did last week; the dissenters were correct to call them out.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 29 May 2025
Young Morrison got a harsh lesson in how things are done in a blue state: Liberal groupthink is gospel, dissenters are heretics who should be hushed.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 28 May 2025
Beginning at noon, with Naperville police quietly present, the dissenters waved to passing drivers, many of whom honked in solidarity and offered a thumbs-up.
—Christine Ledbetter, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
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George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 1 June 2025
That is precisely what the conservatives did last week; the dissenters were correct to call them out.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 29 May 2025
Young Morrison got a harsh lesson in how things are done in a blue state: Liberal groupthink is gospel, dissenters are heretics who should be hushed.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 28 May 2025
Beginning at noon, with Naperville police quietly present, the dissenters waved to passing drivers, many of whom honked in solidarity and offered a thumbs-up.
—Christine Ledbetter, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissenter
renegade
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And, of course, my fantasy went right to some kind of renegade character along the lines of Saw Gerrera.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
16 May 2025
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The director Doris Wishman was a renegade: a woman who made lurid exploitation films at a time when American underground cinema was a man’s playground.—
Erik Piepenburg,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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“Dissenter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissenter. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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