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(dĭs'ĭ-dənt) pronunciation
adj.
Disagreeing, as in opinion or belief.

n.
One who disagrees; a dissenter.

[Latin dissidēns, dissident-, present participle of dissidēre, to disagree : dis-, apart; see dis- + sedēre, to sit.]


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    A person who dissents from the doctrine of an established church: dissenter, heretic, nonconformist, schismatic, sectarian, sectary, separationist, separatist. See religion.

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Definition: disagreeing, differing
Antonyms: agreeing, conforming

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Definition: nonbeliever
Antonyms: conformist, yes-man

Persons who refuse to conform to prevailing political and social values.

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IN BRIEF: Disagreeing with an opinion or a group.

pronunciation The dissident voiced his objection to the crowd.

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A dissident, broadly defined, is a person who actively challenges an established doctrine, policy, or institution. When dissidents unite for a common cause they often effect a dissident movement.

The noun was first used in the political sense in 1940, with the rise of such totalitarian systems as the Soviet Union.[1][2]

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Eastern bloc dissidents

The term dissident was used in the Eastern bloc, particularly in the Soviet Union, in the period following Joseph Stalin's death until the fall of communism. It was attached to citizens who criticized the practices or the authority of the Communist Party. The people who used to write and distribute non-censored, non-conformist samizdat literature were criticized in the official newspapers. Soon, many of those who were dissatisfied with the Soviet Bloc began to self-identify as dissidents.[3] This radically changed the meaning of the term: instead of being used in reference to an individual who opposes society, it came to refer to an individual whose non-conformism was perceived to be for the good of a society.[4][5][6] An important element of dissident activity in Soviet Russia was informing society (both inside the Soviet Union and in foreign countries) about violation of laws and human rights: see Chronicle of Current Events (samizdat) and Moscow Helsinki Group.

Republican dissidents in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland

The term dissident has become the primary term to describe Irish republicans who politically continue to oppose Good Friday Agreement of 1998 and reject the outcome of the referendums on it. These political parties also have paramilitary wings which espouse violent methods to achieve a United Ireland.

Irish republican dissident groups include the Irish Republican Socialist Party (founded in 1974 – its currently-inactive paramilitary wing is the Irish National Liberation Army), Republican Sinn Féin (founded in 1986 – its paramilitary wing is the Continuity IRA), and the 32 County Sovereignty Movement (founded in 1997 – its paramilitary wing is the Real IRA). In 2006 the Óglaigh na hÉireann emerged, which is a splinter group of the Continuity IRA.[7]

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - anderledes tænkende, systemkritiker
adj. - med afvigende mening, mod systemet

Nederlands (Dutch)
dissident, andersdenkend(e)

Français (French)
n. - dissident
adj. - dissident

Deutsch (German)
n. - Dissident, Andersdenkender, Regimekritiker
adj. - anders denkend, regimekritisch, dissident

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - διιστάμενος, σχισματικός, (μτφ.) αντικαθεστωτικός

Italiano (Italian)
dissidente

Português (Portuguese)
n. - dissidente (m)

Русский (Russian)
диссидент

Español (Spanish)
n. - disidente
adj. - disidente

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - oliktänkande person

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
意见不同的人, 持不同政见者, 不赞成者, 意见不同的, 持不同政见的, 不赞成的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 意見不同的人, 持不同政見者, 不贊成者
adj. - 意見不同的, 持不同政見的, 不贊成的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 동의하지 않는 사람
adj. - 동의하지 않는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 意見の違う, 反体制の
n. - 意見の違う人, 反体制派の人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الشخص المنشق عن سياسه أو رأي رسمي, الشخص المعارض بشدة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פורש‬
adj. - ‮מתנגד, פורש, חולק‬


 
 
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