as in dissident
a person who believes, teaches, or advocates something opposed to accepted beliefs
a society that prized conformity very highly and treated dissenters of any kind very harshly
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Recent Examples of dissenter
Rarely would a Fed chair try to force a decision when strongly opposed by more than 2 or 3 members — though this depends on the motivations of the dissenters.
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Bill Dudley, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2025
But as in any fanbase, there are dissenters.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
At the Fed's policy meeting last week, Waller was one of two dissenters from the decision to hold the overnight funds rate steady, preferring instead to start cutting.
—Sean Conlon,pia Singh, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2025
When rumors swirled that Fatah was splintering ahead of a party conference last November, for example, Abbas barred the dissenters from attending the meeting and used the group’s internal elections to purge his rivals.
—Grant Rumley, Foreign Affairs, 9 Mar. 2017
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Bill Dudley, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2025
But as in any fanbase, there are dissenters.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
At the Fed's policy meeting last week, Waller was one of two dissenters from the decision to hold the overnight funds rate steady, preferring instead to start cutting.
—Sean Conlon,pia Singh, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2025
When rumors swirled that Fatah was splintering ahead of a party conference last November, for example, Abbas barred the dissenters from attending the meeting and used the group’s internal elections to purge his rivals.
—Grant Rumley, Foreign Affairs, 9 Mar. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissenter
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Chinese police blocked sensitive news, pinpointing dissidents with unnerving precision.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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To dissidents, she has been seen as a hero putting her life on the line; to Modi’s supporters, as a dangerous subversive who is anti-national and anti-Hindu.—
Anderson Tepper,
The Atlantic,
8 Sep. 2025
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As a result, work in the Texas House, including the passage of several bills unrelated to redistricting, ground to a halt and arrest warrants were issued for the renegade lawmakers, though these couldn't be enforced outside Texas.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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VCs raining money on said brilliant renegades, despite signals that the market wasn’t quite mature enough and money was being lit on fire?—
Cortney Harding,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Dissenter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissenter. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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