Vocabulary
Dissident
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
deviating from commonly accepted beliefs or practices
Urdu meaning
غیر مقلد / مخالف رائے رکھنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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When the government fears the people, there is liberty` Thomas Jefferson VÁCLAV Havel (1936-2011) has been described as a `Czech statesman, author, poet, playwright and dissident`.
Dawn Editorials —
Power of the powerless
— 2026-05-02
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It`s either the grateful dissident who vindicates the bombing, or the faceless enemy who justifies it.
Dawn Editorials —
Whose fear counts?
— 2026-03-20
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It finds the dissident and quotes her saying `finally` and does not find the woman awake at 3am trying to recognise her uncle`s house street.France said nothing about the strikes.Germany said nothing.
Dawn Editorials —
Whose fear counts?
— 2026-03-20
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Indeed, there is no doubt that with recent tragedies, such as the attacks on the APS school bus and the Jaffar Express, there has been a general hardening of views against the militants and the dissident voices in Balochistan.
Dawn Editorials —
Hard answers
— 2025-05-27
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All the while drowning out and bullying dissident and progressive voices, and making the possibility of peaceful coexistence in the region ever more remote.
Dawn Editorials —
Online foot soldiers
— 2025-05-12
Synonyms
heterodox, maverick
Antonyms
orthodox, conformist
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