Political dissidents are individuals who disagree with or criticize the government or ruling authorities. They express their opposition through various peaceful means like protests, writings, or speeches. Full definition
As the descendant of political dissidents in Fascist Spain, Fernández was born in 1980 into a newly liberated country still reckoning with the legacy of Franco's dictatorship. (18thstreet.org)
The most political arguments made in the climate debate by academics are made by those pronouncing on the «psychology» of climate change «denial», just as psychologists were able, per the political orthodoxy of the era, to deal with political dissidents in Soviet Russia. (climate-resistance.org)
When we think of 20th - century political dissidents who were people of faith, these are the names that spring to mind. (christianitytoday.com)