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| clamor |
a vigorous public outcry of dissent or dissatisfaction. [1/6 definitions] |
| dissension |
a difference of opinion; dissent. [1/2 definitions] |
| dissenter |
(often cap.) one who is in dissent from the Anglican Church. [1/2 definitions] |
| dissentient |
one who expresses dissent; dissenter. [1/2 definitions] |
| dissidence |
disagreement, esp. with beliefs or policies established by authorities; dissent. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. [1/2 definitions] |
| heresy |
a religious belief or doctrine not in keeping with the established doctrine of a church, esp. the rejection of or dissent from any aspect of Roman Catholic Church dogma by a baptized church member. [1/3 definitions] |
| nonperson |
a person whose rights, opinions, accomplishments, and the like are denied or ignored, esp. by a government as a means of suppressing dissent. |
| protest |
a statement or other expression of objection or dissent. [4/7 definitions] |
| protestation |
an emphatic or formal expression of disapproval or dissent. [1/3 definitions] |
| Puritan |
any of a group of Protestants that originated in England in the sixteenth century and were politically powerful there and later in the United States, and who believed in simple religious ceremony, strict moral discipline, and persecution of dissent. [1/4 definitions] |
| Stalinism |
the communist doctrines or policies of Joseph Stalin, esp. those concerned with suppression of dissent and aggressiveness in international affairs. |
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