dissenter
noun
dis·sent·er di-ˈsen-tər 
1
: one that dissents
2
Dissenter : an English Nonconformist
Examples of dissenter in a Sentence
a society that prized conformity very highly and treated dissenters of any kind very harshly
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Others have been prosecuted under a counterterrorism law that carries a potential death penalty and has been used to target political and armed opponents, journalists and other dissenters. —
ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026 Serious or not, secession — or independence, as some prefer to call it — has long been the dream of dissenters, of the discontented and those who feel put upon or politically unrepresented. —Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026 In Los Angeles County, voters will weigh Measure ER, a temporary half-cent sales tax increase introduced by Supervisors Holly Mitchell and Hilda Solis and approved 4-1 for the ballot, with Supervisor Kathryn Barger as the lone dissenter. —Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 10 Apr. 2026 Serious or not, secession — or independence, as some prefer to call it — has long been the dream of dissenters, of the discontented and those who feel put upon or politically unrepresented. —Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dissenter
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ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026 Serious or not, secession — or independence, as some prefer to call it — has long been the dream of dissenters, of the discontented and those who feel put upon or politically unrepresented. —Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026 In Los Angeles County, voters will weigh Measure ER, a temporary half-cent sales tax increase introduced by Supervisors Holly Mitchell and Hilda Solis and approved 4-1 for the ballot, with Supervisor Kathryn Barger as the lone dissenter. —Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 10 Apr. 2026 Serious or not, secession — or independence, as some prefer to call it — has long been the dream of dissenters, of the discontented and those who feel put upon or politically unrepresented. —Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dissenter
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dissenter
noun
dis·sent·er dis-ˈent-ər
1
: one that dissents
2
capitalized : an English Protestant who is not in agreement with the rules or beliefs of the Church of England
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