dissident
/ˈdɪsɪdənt/ noun B2- 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.
- A member of a paramilitary that has continued actions after the Good Friday Agreement or other ceasefire.
- One who disagrees or dissents; one who separates from the established religion.
- Sometimes Dissident: in the kingdom of Poland, the name for Christians not part of the Roman Catholic Church.
Plural dissidents
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