dissidents

1. Persons who refuse to conform to prevailing political and social values.

Example Sentences

Two years later, he had released all Soviet dissidents from prison and was beginning to loosen the reins on Soviet bloc countries.

From The Daily Beast

But Alex Rubin cannot afford to offend any of the media willing to cover safely dead dissidents.

From The Daily Beast

But once on the site, dissidents and activists will be now be able to connect and communicate better than before.

From The Daily Beast

Martial law descends on the city while the KGB knocks on doors of known dissidents.

From The Daily Beast

President Sisi, already infamous for his crackdowns on dissidents and the press, is now going after the LGBT community.

From The Daily Beast

Catherine took the side of the Dissidents, and figured as the champion of religious toleration.

From Project Gutenberg

Against dissidents from the legal worship of the Church the Presbyterians were as bitter as Laud himself.

From Project Gutenberg

For the murmurs of the dissidents he cared nothing, having made up his mind.

From Project Gutenberg

In the Polish diets the dissidents, as they were called, met their opponents with vigour and success.

From Project Gutenberg

The greatest trials were reserved for the religious dissidents who dared to differ with the king.

From Project Gutenberg