Sekirov Dictionary

dissident

/ˈdɪsɪdənt/

noun 4
adjective 2
forms 3

noun4

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A person who formally opposes the current political structure, the political group in power, the policies of the political group in power, or current laws.
- I once more find myself a dissident, and a dissident in a very small minority. — 1895
(Northern-Ireland) A member of a paramilitary that has continued actions after the Good Friday Agreement or other ceasefire.
One who disagrees or dissents; one who separates from the established religion.
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(historical) Sometimes Dissident: in the kingdom of Poland, the name for Christians not part of the Roman Catholic Church.
- A Socinian was a Dissident, and a member of the Greek Church was a Dissident; and these Dissidents agreed to act together. Even a liberal Romanist might be called a Dissident. — 1863

adjective2

In a manner that disagrees; dissenting; discordant.
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(Northern-Ireland) Continuing violent actions despite a ceasefire (especially the Good Friday Agreement).
- Of the 'dissident' groups which have emerged, the most important has been the RIRA [Real IRA]. While vulnerable to splits, it has contained the deadliest capacity. — 2011

forms

dissidents · more dissident · most dissident

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