dissenter
Someone who dissents, especially from an established churchSomeone who dissents (disagrees), especially from an established church.
» Tom was the lone dissenter.
CM · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesSomeone who dissents (disagrees), especially from an established church.
Dissident, Dissidentin, Dissenter
диссиде́нтdissidént, диссиде́нткаdissidéntka, инакомы́слящийinakomýsljaščij
a person who dissents from some established policy
Examples
6 sentencesTom was the lone dissenter.
Freedom is always the freedom of dissenters.
deFreiheit, das ist immer die Freiheit des Andersdenkenden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Freedom is always the freedom of the dissenter.
deFreiheit ist immer die Freiheit des Andersdenkenden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom is the lone dissenter.
Dissenters were treated with whips.
ruНесогласных угощали плетьми. — marafon
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Forms
plural: dissenters| Singular | dissenter |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- a person who dissents from some established policy:dissidentprotesterobjectorcontestant
Word family
2 related wordsSee also
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