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dissenter

noun as in dissident

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However, the party said it was proud that Tchiroma Bakary could find "safe sanctuary" in The Gambia, adding that it was fully aware of how "despotism operates and how dissenters are treated".

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The mood around England was positive, so the dissenters stayed quiet.

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Its leaders used cult-like tactics such as “love-bombing” and social ostracism to push people beyond their comfort zones, and to isolate and punish dissenters.

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Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito are the other dissenters who are on the court today.

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He was the lone dissenter who preferred no rate cut given the residual strength of the economy.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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