dissident

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a person who dissents from some established policy
  2. adjective characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards
  3. adjective disagreeing, especially with a majority

Etymology

From Latin dissidēns, present participle of dissideō (“to sit apart; to disagree”), from dis- (“asunder, apart, in two”) + sedeō (“to sit”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

dissenter, protester, objector, contestant

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