resister
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6.2
- noun
- /rɪˈzɪstər/
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resistente
- "Weapons of the weak" and the everyday resisters wielding them can sometimes be credited for bringing change.
- peace resisters
- draft resisters
- treatment resisters
Examples
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Iraq War veteran turned resister facing five years in a US military brig if deported.
Blog text (33) -
You were supposed to bring us resisters, not join them!
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For us, the work of the Nuclear Resister is one of love, faith, and hope.
Blog text (18) -
The function of a civil resister is to provoke response.
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Where people are the problem, leaders can seek ways to address their concerns or work around resisters.
Academic text (2017) -
In each of the cases that we discuss, the strategic implications of being named a "resister" differ.
Academic text (1998) -
My heroes will always be the war resisters, those who refused to be a part of this.
Blog text (9) -
From then on, Canada figured in the mythology of draft resisters much as the underground railroad had for escaped slaves.
Academic text (2003) -
A pacifist, which is what I am, can be the strongest resister, and pacifism the most defiant form of resistance.
Academic text (2009) -
The civil resister organized protests to challenge unjust laws.
Synonyms
907
2.1
A person who competes against another in a game or argument
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3.6
A person who acts against the government or people in power
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6.1
A person, team or group that is against you
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7.5
A person who speaks against the government or its leaders and may be punished
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7.2
A person who disagrees with common ideas or with those in charge
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6.3
A person who opposes another person, often in a story or argument
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5.1
A person who disagrees with a law or plan and says so
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4.5
A person who speaks out against a plan or idea
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7.4
A person who acts against a government or its rules, like a protester
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9.9
A person who tries to weaken a country's leaders or how society is run
A person who openly refuses to obey rules or authority
A person who openly refuses to follow rules or authority
A person who resists things like change or attack
A person who says no to an idea or decision
A person who objects publicly to something
Antonyms
Compounds
How Opposed
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Morphology
Etymology
Resister comes from the parts re- ('against') and an old word sistere ('to stand'), so it is like someone who 'stands against' something. That's why a resister is a person who actively opposes authority or control.