DISSIDENT


Meaning of DISSIDENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -dənt ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin dissident-, dissidens, present participle of dissidēre to sit apart, disagree, from dis- + sedēre to sit — more at sit

Date: 1769

: disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief

• dissident noun

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