Definition
A person who disagrees with and rebels against an authority, government, or powerful organization, especially through speech or writing.
Etymology
From Latin 'dissidere' (dis- 'apart' + sidere 'to sit'), literally meaning 'to sit apart.' It evolved to mean those who sit apart from consensus, dissenting from official views.
Kelly Says
Dissidents have literally changed history—from Galileo challenging the Church to Vaclav Havel bringing down Soviet Communism through words and theater. They show that sometimes the most dangerous act a person can commit is simply refusing to believe what they're told to believe.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አን Tagen
an-ta-gen
ARالعربية
معارض
mu-'a-ra-dh
CACatalà
dissident
dis-si-dent
CSČeština
dissident
dis-si-dent
DADansk
dissident
dis-si-dent
DEDeutsch
Dissident
dis-si-dent
ELΕλληνικά
αντι-εξουσιαστικός
an-ti-e-k-sou-si-as-tikos
ESEspañol
disidente
dis-i-den-te
FISuomi
dissidentti
dis-si-dent-ti
FRFrançais
dissident
dis-si-dent
GUGU
પ્રતિકારક
pra-ti-kar-ak
HIहिन्दी
विरोधक
vi-ro-dhak
HUMagyar
dissidens
dis-si-dens
IDBahasa Indonesia
pendukung oposisi
pen-duk-kung o-po-si
IGIG
onye kwuo
on-ye kwo-o
ITItaliano
dissidente
dis-si-den-te
KKKK
қайраткер
kay-rat-ker
MSBahasa Melayu
pendukung oposisi
pen-duk-kung o-po-si
MYမြန်မာ
ဆင်းရဲ
shin-nyer-e
NLNederlands
dissident
dis-si-dent
NONorsk
dissident
dis-si-dent
PLPolski
dysydent
dis-si-dent
PTPortuguês
dissidente
dis-si-den-te
RORomână
dissident
dis-si-dent
RUРусский
диссидент
dis-si-dent
SVSvenska
dissident
dis-si-dent
SWKiswahili
mpinzani
m-pi-n-za-ni
TAதமிழ்
எதிர்ப்பு
e-thi-r-pu
TEతెలుగు
విరుద్ధులు
vi-ru-d-dhulu
THไทย
ผู้คัดค้าน
phoe-khat-khan
TLTL
nag-aalinlangan
nag-a-a-lin-lang-an
TRTürkçe
dissentçi
dis-sent-chi
UKУкраїнська
дисидент
di-si-dent
VITiếng Việt
người bất đồng chính kiến
nguoi bat dong chinh kien
ZH中文
异见人士
yì jiàn rén shì
ZUZU
umuntu ohlukile
u-mu-ntu o-hlu-ki-le