dissidence

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dissidence

disagreement, dissent

Not to be confused with:

dissonance – discord, conflict, a harsh or unpleasant combination of sounds

dis·si·dence

(dĭs′ĭ-dəns)

Disagreement, as of opinion or belief; dissent.

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dis•si•dence

(ˈdɪs ɪ dəns)

n.

disagreement or dissent.

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Noun

dissidence - disagreement; especially disagreement with the government

disagreement - the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing

dissidence

noun dissent, dispute, disagreement, feud, rupture, difference of opinion, schism, discordance He knew that dissidence could not be crushed.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

dissidence

noun

A state of disagreement and disharmony:

Translations

إنْشِقاق، خِلاف

názorový nesouhlas

systemkritik

Uneinigkeit

dissidence

másként gondolkodás

andóf; ósamòykki

dissidenza

görüş ayrılığımuhalefet

异议

dissidence

[ˈdɪsɪdəns] N → disidencia f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

dissidence

n → Opposition f; (Pol) → Dissidententum nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

dissidence

[ˈdɪsɪd/əns] n → dissidenza

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

dissident

(ˈdisidənt) noun, adjective

(a person) disagreeing, especially with a ruling group or form of government. a demonstration by a large number of dissidents.

ˈdissidence noun

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Tulliver had heard from a person of particular knowledge in that matter, had come up in the very nick of time; though here there was a slight dissidence, Mr.

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Despite oppositions' dissidence the Government of Balochistan has appointed four Special Assistants for Chief Minister Balochistan triggering a new debate of favouritism in Balochistan.

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Where Section 144 prohibits public gatherings of five or more people, processions, rallies in any public place and is supposedly used to curb large gatherings during Muharram or New Years, the injunction has historically been used to bring down the hammer on protests or dissidence against the status quo.

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'When there are signs of dissidence and that the people do not need us anymore, it is time for us to step down.

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Egypt has been pushing for bilateral reconciliation, and President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi called for an initiative to end ongoing dissidence.

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He said he " is now heading to US to meet his children and will be back by May- end." The dissidence is not limited to Mann.

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Everywhere the structures of repression of the dominant group against minorities, of racial, sexual and gender violence, of state totalitarianism against the citizen, engender sparks of dissidence that leads to a person, movement, literature, discourse or a form of scholarship that actively challenges an established doctrine, policy, law or institution to call out against unlawful violations of free speech and "human rights." Dissident thought is that which takes place against conformism and consensus in the name of the good of society.