dissenter
noun
dis·sent·er
di-ˈsen-tər 
1
: one that dissents
2
capitalized
: an English Nonconformist
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a society that prized conformity very highly and treated dissenters of any kind very harshly
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Balch was the sole dissenter, instead favoring a tighter belt on the city’s funds.
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Kyle Martin, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
The dissenters—who were ordered to leave Hanover within three days—became known as the Göttingen Seven, and their act of defiance was later enshrined in German history as a banner moment in the nation’s path to democracy.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
In 2013, Hecht was sworn in as chief justice by then-U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, another great dissenter whose views later became the majority.
—Eleanor Klibanoff, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Dec. 2024
Andrew Ferguson, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to replace Khan as FTC chair, was the sole dissenter.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
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Kyle Martin, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
The dissenters—who were ordered to leave Hanover within three days—became known as the Göttingen Seven, and their act of defiance was later enshrined in German history as a banner moment in the nation’s path to democracy.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
In 2013, Hecht was sworn in as chief justice by then-U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, another great dissenter whose views later became the majority.
—Eleanor Klibanoff, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Dec. 2024
Andrew Ferguson, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to replace Khan as FTC chair, was the sole dissenter.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
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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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