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(dɪsɪdənt)
Word forms: plural dissidents
1. countable noun
Dissidents are people who disagree with and criticize their government, especially because it is undemocratic.
...political dissidents.
...a former Soviet dissident.
Synonyms: protester, rebel, dissenter, demonstrator More Synonyms of dissident
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Dissident people disagree with or criticize their government or a powerful organization they belong to.
...a dissident Russian novelist.
She was suspected of having links with a dissident group.
...dissident shareholders.
Synonyms: dissenting, disagreeing, nonconformist, heterodox More Synonyms of dissident

dissident in British English

(ˈdɪsɪdənt)
adjective
1. 
disagreeing; dissenting
noun
2. 
a person who disagrees, esp one who disagrees with the government
Derived forms
dissidence (ˈdissidence)
noun
dissidently (ˈdissidently)
adverb
Word origin
C16: from Latin dissidēre to be remote from, from dis-1 + sedēre to sit

dissident in American English

(ˈdɪsədənt)
adjective
1. 
not agreeing; dissenting
noun
2. 
a dissident person; dissenter
Derived forms
dissidently (ˈdissidently)
adverb
Word origin
L dissidens: see dissidence

Examples of 'dissident' in a sentence
dissident

Five dissident groups have recently joined forces.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The movements of dissident writers are still being monitored by the police.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The death of the dissident former intelligence agent continues to be a major obstacle to progress.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
And they are not the only dissident group that relies on rear bases abroad.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
There are credible reports of chemical experiments conducted against political dissidents.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He was the leader of a potentially dissident movement.
Hebblethwaite, Peter Paul VI - The First Modern Pope (1993)
Her father was a political dissident who was in prison during much of her early childhood.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
For political dissidents it would mean keeping out of politics.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He also made secret contact with other dissident movements such as those in Czechoslovakia.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
They were joined by other dissident groups who rejected aspects of Hinduism.
Stearns, Peter N. World History: Patterns of Change and Continuity (1995)
If he continues to fancy himself as a political dissident, we have a right to know.
The Sun (2006)
Eight prominent dissidents and opposition leaders were sentenced to life imprisonment for plotting a coup against the Government.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Reading the stories of political dissidents, it is impossible not to be awed by their courage and their inner strength.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Four suspected Republican dissidents were arrested.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The only way to oust the discredited leadership was by force, and so dissidents turned to groups of disaffected army officers for help.
Butt, Gerald A Rock and a Hard Place (1994)
The others are 17th Century dissident groups.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
They also found a ready audience in northern Italy, where for some time already dissident religious groups had been gaining strength.
Christianity Today (2000)
A former Prague dissident struggles when his American daughter writes a play about his life.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)

In other languages
dissident

British English: dissident ADJECTIVE
Dissident people disagree with or criticize their government or a powerful organization they belong to.
...a dissident novelist.
  • American English: dissident
  • Brazilian Portuguese: dissidente
  • Chinese: 持不同政见的
  • European Spanish: disidente
  • French: dissident
  • German: regimekritisch
  • Italian: dissidente
  • Japanese: 反体制の
  • Korean: 반체제적인
  • European Portuguese: dissidente
  • Latin American Spanish: disidente

(adjective) 
Definition
disagreeing or dissenting
links with a dissident group
Synonyms
dissenting
There were dissenting voices.
disagreeing
nonconformist
Their views are nonconformist and their political opinions are extreme.
heterodox
They were generally treating heterodox ideas as un-American.
schismatic
dissentient
(noun) 
Definition
a person who disagrees with a government or a powerful organization
political dissidents
Synonyms
protester
Protesters took to the streets against the cuts.
rebel
She had been a rebel at school.
dissenter
They do not tolerate dissenters in their ranks.
demonstrator
Police tried to break up a crowd of demonstrators.
agitator
recusant
protest marcher

Additional synonyms

in the sense of demonstrator
Definition
a person who takes part in a public demonstration
Police tried to break up a crowd of demonstrators.
Synonyms
protester,
rebel,
dissident,
dissenter,
agitator,
protest marcher
in the sense of dissenter
They do not tolerate dissenters in their ranks.
Synonyms
objector,
dissident,
nonconformist,
protestant,
disputant
in the sense of heterodox
Definition
different from established or accepted doctrines or beliefs
They were generally treating heterodox ideas as un-American.
Synonyms
unorthodox,
dissident,
heretical,
revisionist,
unsound,
iconoclastic,
schismatic

Synonyms of 'dissident'

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