as in dissenters
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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Soon, dissenters are labeled enemies of the state.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Jan. 2026 -
The Venezuelan regime assassinated dissenters, unlawfully detained opposition leaders (such as Maria Corina Machado), and still holds political prisoners hostage.—
Agustina Vergara Cid,
Oc Register,
7 Jan. 2026
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Reza Pahlavi Can’t Save Them Other prominent dissidents, including Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi, remain inside Iran as political prisoners.—
Karl Vick,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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The regime’s Islamic Revolutionary Court sentenced Hekmati to four years in prison, and he is being held in Iran’s infamous Evin Prison — a complex that is reportedly used to torture political prisoners and dissidents.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Heresiarchs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heresiarchs. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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