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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Series creator Dan Erickson and his team studied the ways corporate and government whistleblowers have been treated by these entities in real life — dissenters are first fought, and then made to assimilate, Erickson noted.
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Leah Asmelash, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
Associate Court of Appeals Judge Jenny Rivera, the lone dissenter to Thursday’s ruling, wrote in her own opinion that the city’s home rule ability to have decision-making power over local matters should’ve trumped the state constitutional restriction.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
Not everyone felt the sky was falling, and the dissenters raised pertinent questions.
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What To Know Speaker Mike Johnson enjoys the support of most House Republicans, but a few dissenters pose a threat to his effort to retain his position, given the GOP's narrow majority in the chamber.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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Leah Asmelash, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
Associate Court of Appeals Judge Jenny Rivera, the lone dissenter to Thursday’s ruling, wrote in her own opinion that the city’s home rule ability to have decision-making power over local matters should’ve trumped the state constitutional restriction.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
Not everyone felt the sky was falling, and the dissenters raised pertinent questions.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
What To Know Speaker Mike Johnson enjoys the support of most House Republicans, but a few dissenters pose a threat to his effort to retain his position, given the GOP's narrow majority in the chamber.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Dissenter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dissenter. Accessed 5 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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