dissident

🇺🇸 /ˈdɪsɪdənt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈdɪsɪdənt/
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noun
R

a person who openly disagrees with and criticizes their government, especially when it is risky to do so

The dissident spoke out against the government's policies.

adjective
R

openly disagreeing with and criticizing the government, especially when it is risky to do so

The government tried to silence dissident voices.

translation

n. a person who openly disagrees with and criticizes their government, especially when it is risky to do so
adj. openly disagreeing with and criticizing the government, especially when it is risky to do so

Word Forms

Plural dissidents