Dissident (Noun)
Meaning
A person who dissents from some established policy.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The government cracked down on dissidents who spoke out against its human rights abuses.
- A prominent dissident was arrested and detained for her involvement in the anti-war movement.
- The country's authoritarian regime branded all opposition politicians as dissidents and security threats.
- As a dissident within the party, she faced intense backlash for questioning the leader's tactics.
- The journalist was labeled a dissident after he published a scathing exposé of government corruption.