dissenter
noun
dis·sent·er
di-ˈsen-tər 
1
: one that dissents
2
capitalized
: an English Nonconformist
Examples of dissenter in a Sentence
a society that prized conformity very highly and treated dissenters of any kind very harshly
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The Milligan dissenters already made their views clear when that case was decided, so Callais is unlikely to turn on their votes.
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Ian Millhiser, Vox, 24 Mar. 2025
But there are a few dissenters within the Senate Republican Conference who worry that simply coming up with a way to score an extension of the tax cuts as deficit-neutral wouldn’t accurately reflect the fiscal impact of the legislation.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 24 Mar. 2025
These dissenters, who have been the scant liberal signs of life, are clearly uninterested in Carville’s play-dead strategy.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
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
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Ian Millhiser, Vox, 24 Mar. 2025
But there are a few dissenters within the Senate Republican Conference who worry that simply coming up with a way to score an extension of the tax cuts as deficit-neutral wouldn’t accurately reflect the fiscal impact of the legislation.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 24 Mar. 2025
These dissenters, who have been the scant liberal signs of life, are clearly uninterested in Carville’s play-dead strategy.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
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
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dissenter
noun
dis·sent·er
dis-ˈent-ər
1
: one that dissents
2
capitalized
: an English Protestant who is not in agreement with the rules or beliefs of the Church of England
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