- plural of dissident.
dissidents
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While a handful of moderate dissidents are tacitly tolerated as a matter of expedience, most other heretics have been driven from the tent.
From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026
In this dimension, Ibari Waker is an intelligence agent who, despite pangs of conscience, helps arrest pro-democracy dissidents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
They argued the vast new embassy next to the Tower of London would increase the risk of a terror attack and of espionage and harassment of dissidents and protesters.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Even after 1964, when Leonid Brezhnev halted reforms, persecuted dissidents and presided over what came to be regarded as “the era of stagnation,” the arbitrary arrests of millions did not resume.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Though a few dissidents still thought he was a laughing talking-machine, he nonetheless saw problems through to the finish line.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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