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
Big Brother was Josef Stalin – controlling the thoughts of his people, punishing dissenters.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 17 May 2025
Harrison was also the only lone dissenter on the bill in a preliminary vote that took place a day prior.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2025
If Roberts joins the four Milligan dissenters, that’s a majority.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 24 Mar. 2025
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.
—George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 1 June 2025
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 17 May 2025
Harrison was also the only lone dissenter on the bill in a preliminary vote that took place a day prior.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2025
If Roberts joins the four Milligan dissenters, that’s a majority.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 24 Mar. 2025
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.
—George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 1 June 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 13 Jul. 2025.
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