dissident

Noun
  1. A person who dissents from some established policy (synset 110037746)
    is a type of: individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being
    subtypes:
    • co, conscientious objector - one who refuses to serve in the armed forces on grounds of conscience
    • nonconformist, recusant - someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct
    • political dissident - a dissenter from political orthodoxy
    • nimby - someone who objects to siting something in their own neighborhood but does not object to it being sited elsewhere; an acronym for not in my backyard
    same as: contestant, dissenter, objector, protester
Adjective
  1. Characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards (synset 301695927)
    similar to: unorthodox - breaking with convention or tradition
    same as: heretical, heterodox
  2. Disagreeing, especially with a majority (synset 300076345)
    similar to: negative - expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial
    same as: dissentient, dissenting

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