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
After a fiery feud with President Donald Trump, Elon Musk became estranged from the Republican Party, flipping from mega-donor to major dissenter.
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Brendan Rascius
july 9, Miami Herald, 9 July 2025
Elections are tightly controlled, opposition is criminalized, political parties are banned, and dissenters—even peaceful ones are silenced.
—Roya Boroumand, Time, 9 July 2025
America was built by lawful dissenters fighting for liberty and justice.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
The rule vote eventually passed nearly six hours after the floor was opened, with Fitzpatrick as the sole dissenter.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2025
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Brendan Rascius
july 9, Miami Herald, 9 July 2025
Elections are tightly controlled, opposition is criminalized, political parties are banned, and dissenters—even peaceful ones are silenced.
—Roya Boroumand, Time, 9 July 2025
America was built by lawful dissenters fighting for liberty and justice.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
The rule vote eventually passed nearly six hours after the floor was opened, with Fitzpatrick as the sole dissenter.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissenter
renegade
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And, of course, my fantasy went right to some kind of renegade character along the lines of Saw Gerrera.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
16 May 2025
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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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“Dissenter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissenter. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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