The definition of dissident is not in agreement.
(adjective)An example of something dissident is a point of view that varies from the mainstream opinion.
Dissident is defined as someone who disagrees.
(noun)An example of a dissident is a person who completely disagrees with the rest of her family on multiple issues.
See dissident in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
Origin: L dissidens: see dissidence
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See dissident in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
Origin:
Origin: Latin dissidēns, dissident-
Origin: , present participle of dissidēre, to disagree
Origin: : dis-, apart; see dis-
Origin: + sedēre, to sit; see sed- in Indo-European roots
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