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
Yet the unit also targets dissenters and those, including various clans, some backed by Israel, that dare to defy Hamas’s rule.
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Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
If Homelander's takeover of the United States government and rounding up of his chief dissenters took place around Inauguration Day in January, Godolkin University's fall semester kicks off around the end of August.
—EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Though the five-justice majority agreed that’s true for the grant cancellations, Barrett agreed with the dissenters that a separate part of Young’s ruling wiping NIH guidance documents could still stand.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 21 Aug. 2025
Rarely would a Fed chair try to force a decision when strongly opposed by more than 2 or 3 members — though this depends on the motivations of the dissenters.
—Bill Dudley, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2025
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Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
If Homelander's takeover of the United States government and rounding up of his chief dissenters took place around Inauguration Day in January, Godolkin University's fall semester kicks off around the end of August.
—EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Though the five-justice majority agreed that’s true for the grant cancellations, Barrett agreed with the dissenters that a separate part of Young’s ruling wiping NIH guidance documents could still stand.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 21 Aug. 2025
Rarely would a Fed chair try to force a decision when strongly opposed by more than 2 or 3 members — though this depends on the motivations of the dissenters.
—Bill Dudley, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissenter
Noun
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There are streets and parks named for Cuban heroes—from Máximo Gómez, an anti-colonial fighter of the nineteenth century, to Osvaldo Payá, a Christian dissident who died in a suspicious car crash in 2012.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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But many dissidents felt profoundly ambivalent toward a society that, despite having become better educated and more urbanized, was also more dependent than ever on the state.—
Benjamin Nathans
September 24,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But a few renegades creatively defected across the pond, looking instead at America for inspiration.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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Lopez posted lookbooks on Facebook and staged renegade runway shows—during, but outside, the main calendar of New York Fashion Week.—
Ana Karina Zatarain,
New Yorker,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Dissenter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissenter. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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