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
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Blackman speculated that Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh may have supported the dissenters’ view but chose not to side publicly with Trump.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Apr. 2025 -
The four dissenters are Republican appointees, including three named by Trump in his first term.—
Lindsay Whitehurst and Michael Kunzelman,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Didn’t his ignominious end—crucifixion was Rome’s punishment for renegades and slaves—contradict his claim to be divine?—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2025
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While one reading of Xi is that his rhetoric is in part a strategic move to burnish Chinese power globally, labeling Taiwan as a renegade or breakaway province is, for many, a clear indication of an intention to invade and bring the island within the geography of Chinese sovereignty.—
Colin Flint,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Heresiarch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heresiarch. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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