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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary dis·si·dent ETYMOLOGY Latin dissident-, dissidens, present participle of dissidēre to sit apart, disagree, from dis- + sedēre to sit — more at sit DATE 1769 : disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief • dissident noun English Etymology dissident dissident (adj.) 1530s, 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. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 dissident dis·si·dent / 5disidEnt / noun a person who strongly disagrees with and criticizes their government, especially in a country where this kind of action is dangerous 持不同政见者 • dis·si·dence / 5disidEns / noun [U] • dis·si·dent adj. Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English dissident noun ADJ. leading, prominent | political, religious | exiled, imprisoned Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: adjective Synonyms: HERETICAL , heterodox, nonconformist, schismatic, sectarian, unorthodoxn. Function: noun Synonyms: HERETIC , dissenter, misbeliever, nonconformist, schismatic, schismatist, sectary, separatistWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged dis·si·dent I. \-ənt, -ənt\ adjective Etymology: Latin dissident-, dissidens, present participle of dissidēre to sit apart, disagree, from dis- apart + -sidēre (from sedēre to sit) — more at dis- , sit 1. a. : not agreeing : dissenting : not concurring < psychological theory, like economic theory, is in the hands of several dissident schools — J.S.Gambs > especially : differing often contentiously with an established political or religious system or belief of a country or people < dissident elements within the Thai navy attempted to overthrow Pibul's regime — Current Biography > < the aristocrats and dissident politicians demanded that the army demagogue be removed — D.M.Friedenberg > b. : quarrelsome , contentious < what a united, aggressive minority can do to a dissident, lethargic majority — Time > 2. : clashingly unharmonious < an aesthetic jungle of dissident, competing buildings — Lewis Mumford > • dis·si·dent·ly \-əntlē, -li\ adverb II. noun (-s) : one that is dissident < the Labor government … had been forced by a number of Labor dissidents to announce a reduction in the period of national service — Woodrow Wyatt > < had two dissidents burned alive in 1575 — George Willison > < protect the constitutional rights of pacifists and other wartime dissidents — Dwight MacDonald > |
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