0 sb who publicly opposes a government -- dissident [ masculine ]
1 (a person) disagreeing, especially with a ruling group or form of government -- avviker, dissident
a demonstration by a large number of dissidents.
In effect, an urbane, classically educated political dissident had to imagine and try to articulate convincingly the mental world of an uneducated, provincial soldier.
With scant time for debating dissident opinions, subtleties, caveats and managerial guidelines are too readily eliminated or ignored during the reiterations of drafting or broadcasting.
Here tales of ruthless courtsponsored persecution of dissidents appear fundamental.
However, from 1936 the situation was to undergo a radical change, in part because any dissident voice would henceforth be silenced.
How can a dissident be socially influential and yet remain a dissident?
Both camps, of course, have their internal dissidents.
The author is hot - the winner of a prestigious literary prize or a recently jailed dissident.
This would have indeed been an unwise risk in light of the severe punishments meted out to captured dissidents.
