/ˈdɪsɪdənt ||; ˈdɪsədənt/noun [C] a person who strongly disagrees with and criticizes his/her government, especially in a country where it is dangerous to do this 持不同政见者；异见分子；异议人士: left-wing dissidents 左派中持不同政见者 ➔dissidence noun [U]