dissidence
Americannoun
Synonym Usage
See dissent.
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Etymology
Origin of dissidence
1650–60; < Latin dissidentia, equivalent to dissid- ( see dissident) + -entia -ence
Explanation
Dissidence is a kind of opposition or disagreement that's often aimed at a government. Sometimes dissidence takes the form of massive numbers of protesters marching in the streets. The noun dissidence first appeared in the 17th century, defined as "separation in opinion." It comes from the Latin dissidere, "to disagree" or "to sit apart," and its roots, dis-, "apart," and sedere, "to sit." Dissidence occurs when a person (or a group) expresses strong objections to the policies or opinions of an official body. Dissidence can take various forms, from strikes and protests to newspaper editorials.
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Unlike their colleagues in the West, whose freedoms allowed them to make clean distinctions between “art” and “activism,” here no easy division was admitted between dissidence and independence, between engagement and refusal.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
“They write to all my paranoia and anti-establishment dissidence and conspiracy theories. So it’s been a lot of fun for me. A dream, really.”
From Washington Times ● Feb. 19, 2023
The source at the Democratic Renovation Union, a group that grew from dissidence within the Sandinista movement, said Torres' family would make an announcement on his death later.
From Reuters ● Feb. 12, 2022
“Her central themes revolved around the trinity of creativity, dissidence and revolution,” said Omnia Amin, who translated some of her books into English.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 23, 2021
So much is said nowadays about the dissidence of the spiritual and intellectual worlds.
From Memoirs of Arthur Hamilton, B. A. Of Trinity College, Cambridge Extracted From His Letters And Diaries, With Reminiscences Of His Conversation By His Friend Christopher Carr Of The Same College by Arthur Christopher Benson
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