dissident

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   In a manner that disagrees; dissenting; discordant.

   Near-synonym: dissonant

2. 2
   adj

   Continuing violent actions despite a ceasefire (especially the Good Friday Agreement).

   This tragic event, coupled with a police operation on the Drumcree site July 15-17, 1998 - which revealed a small cache of explosives and arms and resulted in arrests of dissident loyalists effectively ended the standoff.

3. 3
   noun

   A person who formally opposes the current political structure, the political group in power, the policies of the political group in power, or current laws.

   I once more find myself a dissident, and a dissident in a very small minority.

4. 4
   adj

   disagreeing, especially with a majority

5. 5
   adj

   characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards

6. 6
   noun

   a person who dissents from some established policy

7. 7
   noun

   A member of a paramilitary that has continued actions after the Good Friday Agreement or other ceasefire.

8. 8
   noun

   One who disagrees or dissents; one who separates from the established religion.

Etymology

From Latin dissidēns, present participle of dissideō (“to sit apart; to disagree”), from dis- (“asunder, apart, in two”) + sedeō (“to sit”).