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dissident

adjective as in disagreeing, differing

noun as in person who holds different belief

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Both countries expelled each other's top envoys last month after Canadian officials accused India of being involved in violent acts targeting Indian dissidents on Canadian soil, something the country denies.

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The money helps tackle a national security threat posed by dissident republicans.

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The Russian dissident’s posthumous memoir, “Patriot,” is funny, tragic and somehow optimistic about the future of his beloved country.

The indictment of Yadav, for the first time, implicates the Indian government directly in the attempted assassination of a dissident.

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An active member of the SNP, he played a prominent role in the party's dissident 79 Group.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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