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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dissident elements within the Catholic Church
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His dissident group, Charter 77, led national strikes and demonstrations that swelled to hundreds of thousands of people.
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Jamil Zaki, TIME, 23 Nov. 2024
Cuban dissident artist and activist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, who is currently jailed in Havana, has invited attendees of the upcoming Havana Biennial to visit him in prison as a part of an art project, the Art Newspaper reported Monday.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2024
With the Iranian film shot entirely in secret, the teaser for the dissident Iranian filmmaker’s Cannes Special Jury Prize winner centers on a family thrust into the public eye when its patriarch, Iman (Misagh Zare) is named as an investigating judge in Tehran.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Oct. 2024
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.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
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Jamil Zaki, TIME, 23 Nov. 2024
Cuban dissident artist and activist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, who is currently jailed in Havana, has invited attendees of the upcoming Havana Biennial to visit him in prison as a part of an art project, the Art Newspaper reported Monday.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2024
With the Iranian film shot entirely in secret, the teaser for the dissident Iranian filmmaker’s Cannes Special Jury Prize winner centers on a family thrust into the public eye when its patriarch, Iman (Misagh Zare) is named as an investigating judge in Tehran.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Oct. 2024
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.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 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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