Dissident
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A dissident, broadly defined, is a person who actively challenges an established doctrine, policy, or institution. In a religious context, the word has been used since 18th century, and in the political sense since 1940, coinciding with the rise of totalitarian systems, especially the Soviet Union, Nazi Germany and Saudi Arabia.
See also
- List of political dissidents
- List of Chinese dissidents
- List of Singaporean dissidents
- Cuban dissident movement
- Dissent
- Ideocracy
- Political dissent
- Speaking truth to power
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