dissident
adjective
dis·si·dent
ˈdi-sə-dənt 
: disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief
dissident elements in the armed forces
dissident
noun
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Examples of dissident in a Sentence
dissident elements within the Catholic Church
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The Biden administration Friday unleashed sanctions on more than 500 Russian targets to mark the two-year anniversary of Russia's war in Ukraine and in response to the death of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny.
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Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
O’Brien also calls for the US to more aggressively support foreign dissident movements that threaten these rival governments.
—Connor Okeeffe, Orange County Register, 17 Oct. 2024
Ali Al-Ahmed, a dissident Saudi scholar who kept in touch with Sahar, sent me a photograph of an apparatus that the sisters had jerry-rigged to distill fresh water from the sea, and one of a copper hook for catching fish and crabs.
—Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
In December a Chechen man was jailed for allegedly carrying out reconnaissance on the offices of a dissident Iranian broadcaster in London.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
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Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
O’Brien also calls for the US to more aggressively support foreign dissident movements that threaten these rival governments.
—Connor Okeeffe, Orange County Register, 17 Oct. 2024
Ali Al-Ahmed, a dissident Saudi scholar who kept in touch with Sahar, sent me a photograph of an apparatus that the sisters had jerry-rigged to distill fresh water from the sea, and one of a copper hook for catching fish and crabs.
—Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
In December a Chechen man was jailed for allegedly carrying out reconnaissance on the offices of a dissident Iranian broadcaster in London.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
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dissident
adjective
dis·si·dent
ˈdis-əd-ənt
: disagreeing with an opinion or a group
dissident
noun
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