dissenter

Politically speaking, the former British colony is hardly different from the Chinese mainland in its intolerance of dissenters and antigovernment speech.

He was the sole dissenter at the Fed’s September meeting, arguing for a half-percentage-point cut.

The decision was an extraordinary step and wasn’t without its dissenters in New Orleans.

In the lead-up to the Iraq War in 2003, dissenters were warned to be careful of what they said, lest they risk being seen as terrorist sympathizers.

They of course enforced rigid ideological conformity and unleashed ruthless violence against dissenters.