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dis·si·dent

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–noun

1.	a person who dissents.

–adjective

2.	disagreeing or dissenting, as in opinion or attitude: a ban on dissident magazines.

[Origin: 1525–35; < L dissident- (s. of dissidéns, prp. of dissidére to sit apart), equiv. to dis- dis-¹ + -sid- (comb. form of sed- sit) + -ent- -ent

]

—Related forms

dis·si·dent·ly, adverb

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dis·si·dent Audio Help   (dĭs'ĭ-dənt) Pronunciation Key
adj.   Disagreeing, as in opinion or belief.

n.   One who disagrees; a dissenter.

[Latin dissidēns, dissident-, present participle of dissidēre, to disagree : dis-, apart; see dis- + sedēre, to sit; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
dissident (adj.)

c.1534, from L. dissidentem (nom. dissidens), prp. of dissidere "to be remote, disagree, be removed from," lit. "to sit apart," from dis- "apart" + sedere "to sit" (see sedentary). The noun in the political sense first used 1940, with rise of totalitarian systems, especially with ref. to the Soviet Union. The noun is first recorded 1766, in allusion to Protestants.

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dissident
adjective
1.	characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards
2.	disagreeing, especially with a majority [syn: dissentient]
noun
1.	a person who dissents from some established policy [syn: dissenter]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
dissident [ˈdisidənt] noun, adjective

(a person) disagreeing, especially with a ruling group or form of government
Example: a demonstration by a large number of dissidents

Arabic:	مُنْشَق، مُخالِف
Chinese (Simplified):	持不同政见的（人）
Chinese (Traditional):	持不同政見的(人)
Czech:	disident
Danish:	dissident; systemkritiker; en, som har en afvigende mening
Dutch:	dissident
Estonian:	teisitimõtleja
Finnish:	toisinajattelija
French:	dissident, *-ente; dissident
German:	der, *die Andersdenkende
Greek:	αντιφρονών, αντικαθεστωτικός
Hungarian:	másként gondolkodó
Icelandic:	andófsmaður
Indonesian:	pembangkang
Italian:	dissidente

Japanese:	反体制の (人)
Korean:	반대자; 반대하는
Latvian:	disidents
Lithuanian:	kitamintis, disidentas
Norwegian:	avviker, dissident
Polish:	dysydent
Portuguese (Brazil):	dissidente
Portuguese (Portugal):	dissidente
Romanian:	dizident
Russian:	диссидент
Slovak:	disident; disidentský
Slovenian:	oporečnik
Spanish:	disidente
Swedish:	oliktänkande , dissident
Turkish:	ayrılıkçı, muhalif

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Dissident

Dis"si*dence\, n. [L. dissidentia: cf. F. dissidence. See Dissident, a.] Disagreement; dissent; separation from the established religion. --I. Taylor.

It is the dissidence of dissent. --Burke.

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Dissident

Dis"si*dent\, a. [L. dissidens, -entis, p. pr. of dissidere to sit apart, to disagree; dis- + sedere to sit: cf. F. dissident. See Sit.] No agreeing; dissenting; discordant; different.

Our life and manners be dissident from theirs. --Robynson (More's Utopia).

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