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Definition of Political dissident

1. Noun. A dissenter from political orthodoxy.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Political Dissident

Literary usage of Political dissident

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Troubled Birth of Russian Democracy: Parties, Personalities, and Programs by Michael McFaul, Sergei Markov (1993)
"... the chairperson of the seminar and a political dissident who had spent ten years in and out of psychiatric wards, ..."

2. Detained in China and Tibet: A Directory of Political and Religious Prisoners by Robin Munro, Mickey Spiegel, Asia Watch Committee (U.S.) (1994)
"... after unfurling a banner at the Monument to the People's Heroes demanding redress for his previous periods of imprisonment as a political dissident. ..."

3. Creating Enemies of the State: Religious Persecution in Uzbekistan by Acacia Shields (2004)
"... other inmates include persons convicted of terrorism or other violent crimes who had no connection to religious or political dissident groups.1021 ..."

4. Security Awareness in the 1980s: Featured Articles From Security Awareness (1992)
""I had heard of political dissident groups on the news, but really hadn't thought of them in regard to my forthcoming travel. My defensive security briefing ..."

5. The Internet in the Mideast and North Africa: Free Expression and Censorship by Eric Goldstein, Human Rights Watch, Hanny Megally, Dinah PoKempner, Michael McClintock, Human Rights Watch (Organization) (1999)
"... to converse about topics that the local press has covered gingerly if at all, such as the views and imprisonment of outspoken political dissident Leith ..."

6. Mental Culture in Burmese Crisis Politics: Aung San Suu Kyi and the National by Gustaaf Houtman (1999)
"S. Revolution of the Spirit • [SI] Although my mother is often described as a political dissident who strives by peaceful means for democratic change, ..."

7. Fasting: The Ultimate Diet by Allan Cott (1997)
"In India a 76-year-old political dissident, Tara Singh, undertook a much publicized fast of 48 days. Afterward, examining physicians said it was their ..."

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