dissident
Short definition from Wiktionary
Adjective
- In a manner that disagrees; dissenting; discordant.
- Continuing violent actions despite a ceasefire (especially the Good Friday Agreement).
Noun
- A person who formally opposes the current political structure, the political group in power, the policies of the political group in power, or current laws.
- One who disagrees or dissents; one who separates from the established religion.
- One who disagrees or dissents; one who separates from the established religion: Sometimes Dissident: in the kingdom of Poland, the name for Christians not part of the Roman Catholic Church.
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