Dissident

a.	1.	No agreeing; dissenting; discordant; different. Our life and manners be dissident from theirs. - Robynson (More's Utopia).
n.	1.	(Eccl.) One who disagrees or dissents; one who separates from the established religion. The dissident, habituated and taught to think of his dissidenc as a laudable and necessary opposition to ecclesiastical usurpation. - I. Taylor.

Noun	1.	dissident - a person who dissents from some established policy Synonyms: dissenter, objector, protester, contestant
Adj.	1.	dissident - characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards Synonyms: heretical, heterodox
	2.	dissident - disagreeing, especially with a majority Synonyms: dissenting, dissentient

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