dissidence

Example Sentences

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“We are aware that if we allow Pablo to be jailed, tomorrow they could come after any one of us, until they have managed to silence any sigh of dissidence,” it added.

From Seattle Times

In this most dire of times, there have been displays of dissidence, and controversy from our political elites, causing confusion among the public.

From The Guardian

The painting, he said, “doesn’t say Zapata is gay, but that he also belongs to the gay community, as a symbol of sexual dissidence, a symbol of the sexual revolution of the 20th century.”

From Washington Post

Mr. Ferrer was caught up in the 2003 crackdown on dissidence known as the Black Spring, and served eight years in prison.

From New York Times

They never experienced the implacable power of a professional military institution determined to quash all dissidence, employing humiliating forms of torture and leaving more than 3,000 detained leftists missing forever.

From Washington Post