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
On April 9th, No Rogue Rulings passed the House, with just one Republican dissenter.
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Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
The four dissenters were all appointed by Mr. Trump.
—Adam Liptak, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
The Milligan dissenters already made their views clear when that case was decided, so Callais is unlikely to turn on their votes.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 24 Mar. 2025
But there are a few dissenters within the Senate Republican Conference who worry that simply coming up with a way to score an extension of the tax cuts as deficit-neutral wouldn’t accurately reflect the fiscal impact of the legislation.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 24 Mar. 2025
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Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
The four dissenters were all appointed by Mr. Trump.
—Adam Liptak, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
The Milligan dissenters already made their views clear when that case was decided, so Callais is unlikely to turn on their votes.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 24 Mar. 2025
But there are a few dissenters within the Senate Republican Conference who worry that simply coming up with a way to score an extension of the tax cuts as deficit-neutral wouldn’t accurately reflect the fiscal impact of the legislation.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissenter
renegade
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His band of renegades is deeply committed to their mission and the members enjoy working together to overcome obstacles.—
Chip Bell,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Sure enough, the red-haired renegade formerly known as Sin Rostro played another troublemaker on the ABC procedural.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Dissenter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissenter. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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