DISSENTER Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

dissenter

noun

di-ˈsen-tər

Definition of dissenter

as in dissident

a person who believes, teaches, or advocates something opposed to accepted beliefs a society that prized conformity very highly and treated dissenters of any kind very harshly

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Recent Examples of dissenter These groups saw the sieges as proof that the federal government was hunting gun owners and religious dissenters. — Art Jipson, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026 Later today, the Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee will release minutes for the July meeting, where three dissenters voted to hike rates. — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026 As described by Streisand, this isn’t a situation where five siblings could simply outvote the lone dissenter. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Aug. 2026 But the Fed has hawkish dissenters, the long end carries fiscal supply risk that the front end doesn't, and headline inflation is still above target. — Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dissenter

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The dissident, Siamak Tadayon Tahmasbi, had been accused by Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence of directing terrorist plots tied to Israeli intelligence.

— Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026
As Mikhail Gorbachev became Soviet premier and promised new openness with a policy of glasnost, a slow thaw would begin toward free speech, human rights, the release of political dissidents and relaxed restrictions on emigration.

— Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

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