dissentients

noun

plural of dissentient
as in dissenters
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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  1. dissenters
  2. dissidents
Noun
  • The possibility that these faceless leaders might make a deal to prevent being overthrown was dead when the country decided to murder its dissenters before the war began.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Several top critics in Britain and Australia were notably warm towards the film, though both countries, certainly, had dissenters as well.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of dissenters
Noun
  • The military junta has previously been accused of targeting dissidents by detaining human rights defenders and journalists.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Vietnam shows what such content controls can mean for dissidents, including those in exile.
    — Jordi Calvet-Bademunt, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
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“Dissentients.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissentients. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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