political dissident
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7.4
- noun
- /pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈdɪsɪdənt/
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disidente político
- The political dissident organized protests to challenge the oppressive regime.
- jailing political dissidents
- thousands of political dissidents
- leading political dissident
It is not uncommon to jail political dissidents or legislative opponents.
- It is not uncommon to jail political dissidents or legislative opponents.
Examples
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Today, thousands of political dissidents around the world are imprisoned on the same principle: that a few well-chosen words have the potency to change society.
Academic text (2012) -
During the Nasser regime, general intelligence was also very active in torturing political dissidents and mere opponents of the military regime.
Blog text (23) -
Exactly the sort of thing the Tsar would do to political dissidents...
Blog text (31) -
The state government has since reacted by refusing public services, such as public education for the children of political dissidents.
Academic text (2006) -
Under martial law, political dissidents were tried, convicted, and sentenced by military courts, often without legal representation.
Academic text (2002) -
Like many political dissidents, he had a lifelong rebellious streak.
Blog text (2) -
It is not uncommon to jail political dissidents or legislative opponents.
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On the domestic front, political dissidents and ethnic minorities are encouraged by the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and the disintegration of the Soviet Union.
Academic text (1993) -
Perhaps the most visible indication of a more tolerant posture, however, was the release from prison of one of China's most conspicuous political dissidents, Wei Jingsheng, to receive medical care in the United States.
Academic text (1999) -
I have some disagreements with his arguments, but he recognized Cuba's continuing suppression of political dissidents and the accuracy of those who see Communist Cuba as a totalitarian and repressive society.
Blog text (29)
Synonyms
70
7.5
A person who speaks against the government or its leaders and may be punished
22
7.2
A person who disagrees with common ideas or with those in charge
1
7.4
A person who acts against a government or its rules, like a protester
1
9.9
A person who disagrees with their political party's official views
A person who openly refuses to obey rules or authority
Antonyms
How Opposed
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7.4
658
3.6
22
7.2
907
2.1
563
3.0
2
5.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'dissident' means someone who opposes policies, and the adjective 'political' simply specifies the domain of opposition (government/politics). This modifier + noun pattern is regular and common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituent words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Political dissident comes from the old idea of a dissident as someone who 'sits apart' to show they 'disagree'. With political meaning 'about the government', a political dissident is a person who openly 'opposes' the government's ideas.