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DISSIDENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who dissents from some established policy
Synonyms:
contestant; dissenter; dissident; objector; protester
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("dissident" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dissident"):
CO; conscientious objector (one who refuses to serve in the armed forces on grounds of conscience)
nonconformist; recusant (someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct)
political dissident (a dissenter from political orthodoxy)
NIMBY (someone who objects to siting something in their own neighborhood but does not object to it being sited elsewhere; an acronym for not in my backyard)
Derivation:
dissident (disagreeing, especially with a majority)
dissident (characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Disagreeing, especially with a majority
Synonyms:
dissentient; dissenting; dissident
Classified under:
Similar:
negative (expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial)
Derivation:
dissidence (disagreement; especially disagreement with the government)
dissident (a person who dissents from some established policy)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards
Synonyms:
dissident; heretical; heterodox
Classified under:
Similar:
unorthodox (breaking with convention or tradition)
Derivation:
dissidence (disagreement; especially disagreement with the government)
dissident (a person who dissents from some established policy)
