as in dissenters
a person who believes, teaches, or advocates something opposed to accepted beliefs
traditionalists who feared that their church was falling into the hands of dissentients and malcontents
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Noun
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But in the shadows, amid growing unease at the bloodthirsty actions of the realm’s merciless Mad King, dissenters from his inner circle anxiously advance a treasonous plot.—
Ryan Brennan
April 3,
Charlotte Observer,
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But in an autocracy with a leader who is quick to promote allies and punish dissenters, officials have far more reason to implement Xi’s policy preferences than to challenge them.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2026
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Riza Shah used the episode to crack down on dissidents and impose strict controls on public gatherings.—
Daniel Thomas Potts,
The Conversation,
30 Mar. 2026
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Armando Labrador writes songs, holds beauty pageants and leads a group of dissidents who stage protests in Havana.—
Michael Smith,
Bloomberg,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Dissentients.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissentients. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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