Dissident Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

dissident

/ˈdɪsədənt/

noun

plural

dissidents

dissident

/ˈdɪsədənt/

noun

plural

dissidents

Britannica Dictionary definition of DISSIDENT

[count]

:

someone who strongly and publicly disagrees with and criticizes the government

• Many political dissidents were arrested.

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— dissidence

/ˈdɪsədəns/

noun

[noncount]

• political/religious dissidence [=_dissent_]

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— dissident

adjective,

always used before a noun

• dissident scholars/students
• the dissident movement

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