as in dissenter
a person who believes, teaches, or advocates something opposed to accepted beliefs his about-face on welfare reform has led him to be seen as a heresiarch among his party's faithful

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Noun
  • However, that still requires all Republicans to vote together on the bill, and just a couple of dissenters can derail the entire effort.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
  • Norman also said the bill should be adjusted to enact work requirements for childless Medicaid recipients without disabilities earlier than 2029, as the existing legislation proposes, while other Republican dissenters cited the need to more quickly eliminate Biden-era clean energy tax credits.
    Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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“Heresiarch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heresiarch. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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