Look up: dissident

1. dissident
   [adj] - characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards
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2. dissident
   In one-party states, a person intellectually dissenting from the official line. Dissidents have been sent into exile, prison, labour camps, and mental institutions, or deprived of...
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3. Dissident
   Dis'si·dent adjective [ Latin dissidens , -entis , present participle of dissidere to sit apart, to disagree; dis- + sedere to sit: confer French dissident . See Sit .] No agreeing; dissenting; discord...
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4. Dissident
   Dis'si·dent noun (Eccl.) One who disagrees or dissents; one who separates from the established religion. « The dissident , habituated and taught to think of his dissidenc... as a laudable and necessary opposition to ecclesiastical usurpation.» I. Taylor.
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5. dissident
   One who disagrees or dissents; one who separates from the established religion. 'The dissident, habituated and taught to think of his dissidenc as a laudable and necessary opposition to ecclesiastical usurpation.' (I. Taylor) ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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6. dissident
   heretical adjective characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards
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7. Dissident
   • (a.) No agreeing; dissenting; discordant; different. • (n.) One who disagrees or dissents; one who separates from the established religion.
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8. dissident
   dissident 1. Someone who dissents from some established policy. 2. A person who is characterized by departing from accepted beliefs or standards. 3. Someone who disagrees; especially, with a majority. 4. An individual who disagrees or dissents in opinion or attitude. 5. Etymology: From Latin dis...
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9. dissident
   In one-party states, a person intellectually dissenting from the official line. Dissidents have been sent into exile, prison, labour camps, and mental institutions, or deprived of their jobs. In the former USSR the number of imprisoned dissidents declined from more than 600 in 1986 to fewer than 100 in 1990, of whom the majority were ethnic nat...
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10. Dissident
    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 authoritarian systems ...
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11. Dissident
    (song) "`Dissident`" is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam, released in 1994 as the fourth single from the band`s second studio album, Vs. (1993). The song peaked at number three on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The song was included on Pearl Jam`...
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