as in dissidents
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 dissenters
The task force has a record of controversy given its history of targeting protestors, dissenters, and people of color, according to the ACLU.
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Solcyré Burga, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
The regime has been accused of discrimination, human rights abuses, and suppression of dissenters, which has led to hundreds of thousands of Iranians fleeing since 1979.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
The July meeting was notable for its two dissenters, Governors Christopher Waller and Michelle Bowman.
—Christina Cheddar Berk, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
During the repressive dictatorship, when thousands of dissenters were murdered or disappeared, standing up for one’s rights could mean jail or worse.
—Rafael Romo, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Yet the unit also targets dissenters and those, including various clans, some backed by Israel, that dare to defy Hamas’s rule.
—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
Solcyré Burga, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
The regime has been accused of discrimination, human rights abuses, and suppression of dissenters, which has led to hundreds of thousands of Iranians fleeing since 1979.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
The July meeting was notable for its two dissenters, Governors Christopher Waller and Michelle Bowman.
—Christina Cheddar Berk, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
During the repressive dictatorship, when thousands of dissenters were murdered or disappeared, standing up for one’s rights could mean jail or worse.
—Rafael Romo, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Yet the unit also targets dissenters and those, including various clans, some backed by Israel, that dare to defy Hamas’s rule.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissenters
dissidents
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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
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Jazz is an art form with an outsized share of mavericks, rebels, and creative dissidents who’ve built careers by blazing their own particular paths.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Dissenters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissenters. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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