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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Kornyev’s client is the barely hanging on Stepinak (Aleksandr Filippenko), a Bolshevik targeted by the secret police told to muzzle and expunge dissenters.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026 -
When a 19-year-old wrestler and two other men were hanged in the holy city of Qom on Thursday, Iran’s theocratic regime was sending a message to both dissenters inside the country and opponents abroad, analysts say.—
Mohammed Tawfeeq,
CNN Money,
20 Mar. 2026
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Russian dissident Leonid Volkov reported receiving one of the phishing emails.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
30 Mar. 2026
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Riza Shah used the episode to crack down on dissidents and impose strict controls on public gatherings.—
Daniel Thomas Potts,
The Conversation,
30 Mar. 2026
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However, in the French Riviera city of Nice, an ally of Marine Le Pen's party, renegade conservative Eric Ciotti, looks set to win against a candidate backed by the center.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
22 Mar. 2026
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Wandering around the park, dry leaves crunching underfoot, feels like crashing a dress rehearsal, or an extremely chill treeworker renegade.—
Calin Van Paris,
Outside,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Heresiarch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heresiarch. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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