as in dissident
deviating from commonly accepted beliefs or practices
the communist party did not look favorably on dissentient opinions
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as in dissenter
a person who believes, teaches, or advocates something opposed to accepted beliefs
traditionalists who feared that their church was falling into the hands of dissentients and malcontents
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Adjective
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The spy agency tipped off an Iranian dissident group, which went public with the revelation two years later.—
Yossi Melman,
ProPublica,
7 Aug. 2025 -
When an unexpected request comes from a dissident singer in hiding, his solitude and routine is broken — and so is to an extent his passivity.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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The leader of the Catholic Church in southeast Michigan has abruptly fired three professors at a Detroit seminary who were critical of Pope Francis, the latest move by Archbishop of Detroit Edward Weisenburger that cracks down on conservative dissenters.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Freep.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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When supporters of the old Anglican order sought to impose a new church tax in 1784, dissenters reacted with outrage.—
Time,
Time,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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In the dissenting view, the star collapses to the edge of the event horizon and then hovers there, or rebounds and explodes.—
Corey S. Powell,
Discover Magazine,
26 Feb. 2015
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The document runs to more than a hundred and fifty pages, and for each question there are affirmative and dissenting studies, as well as some that indicate mixed results.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
3 June 2022
Adjective
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And when goals did go in, the unconventional trajectory of the Jabulani was oddly fascinating.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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The hero’s journey on this show is achieving their unconventional American dream.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Dissentient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissentient. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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