dissident
nounmasculine/feminineformal/disiˈdẽtɨ/medium
dis·si·den·te
Definition
A person who opposes official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state.
The writer was a known dissident under the former regime.
Political dissidents were often exiled.
Common collocations
political dissidentreligious dissidentvoice of dissidents
Etymology
Do latim 'dissidens', participio de 'dissidere' (discordar, estar separado).