Definition as Noun

• a person who dissents from some established policy

Definition as Adjective

• disagreeing, especially with a majority
• characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards

• dissentient, dissenting

• heretical, heterodox

• dissenter, protester, objector, contestant

• Dissident vs dissentient
• Dissident vs dissenting
• Dissident vs heretical
• Dissident vs heterodox
• Dissident vs dissenter
• Dissident vs protester
• Dissident vs objector
• Dissident vs contestant