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
Universities have also acquiesced to Trump’s demands, enabling the erosion of academic freedom and the targeting of student dissenters for deportation.
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Erin M. Carr, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025
Consistent with the patterns of strongman regimes, these actions seem aimed at terrorizing, silencing, and even disappearing dissenters, while creating a culture of intimidation that compels public compliance.
—Kica Matos, Time, 2 May 2025
On April 9th, No Rogue Rulings passed the House, with just one Republican dissenter.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
The four dissenters were all appointed by Mr. Trump.
—Adam Liptak, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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Erin M. Carr, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025
Consistent with the patterns of strongman regimes, these actions seem aimed at terrorizing, silencing, and even disappearing dissenters, while creating a culture of intimidation that compels public compliance.
—Kica Matos, Time, 2 May 2025
On April 9th, No Rogue Rulings passed the House, with just one Republican dissenter.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
The four dissenters were all appointed by Mr. Trump.
—Adam Liptak, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissenter
renegade
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The director Doris Wishman was a renegade: a woman who made lurid exploitation films at a time when American underground cinema was a man’s playground.—
Erik Piepenburg,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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Krasinski plays Luke, the sort of quippy renegade who clearly watched too many Indiana Jones movies in his youth.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2025
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“Dissenter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissenter. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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