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dissident
nounmasculine/feminineformalcommon/disiˈdẽtɨ/dis·si·den·te
Definition
1A person who opposes official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state.
Usage examples
“The writer was a known dissident under the former regime.”
“Political dissidents were often exiled.”
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political dissidentreligious dissidentvoice of dissidents