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dissident — n. a political dissident * * * [ dɪsɪd(ə)nt] a political dissident … Combinatory dictionary
Political prisoner — A political prisoner is someone held in prison or otherwise detained, perhaps under house arrest, for his or her involvement in political activity.ControversySome understand the term political prisoner narrowly, equating it with the term Prisoner … Wikipedia
dissident — dis|si|dent [ˈdısıdənt] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: dissidere to sit apart, disagree , from sedere to sit ] someone who publicly criticizes the government in a country where this is punished ▪ a prominent political dissident… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Dissident (song) — Dissident Single by Pearl Jam from the album Vs. B side Release (live) / Rearviewmirror (live) / … Wikipedia
Political repression — is the persecution of an individual or group for political reasons, particularly for the purpose of restricting or preventing their ability to take part in the political life of society. Political repression may be represented by discriminatory… … Wikipedia
Political dissent — refers to any expression designed to convey dissatisfaction with or opposition to the policies of a governing body. Such expression may take forms from vocal disagreement to civil disobedience to the use of violence. Historically, repressive… … Wikipedia
Political repression of cyber-dissidents — is the oppression or persecution of people for expressing their political views in the Internet. Along with development of the Internet, state authorities in many parts of the world are moving forward to install mass surveillance of the… … Wikipedia
Dissident Irish Republican campaign — Political map of Ireland Date … Wikipedia
political science — political scientist. a social science dealing with political institutions and with the principles and conduct of government. [1770 80] * * * Academic discipline concerned with the empirical study of government and politics. Political scientists… … Universalium
Political cult — is a term used to describe some groups on what is generally considered to be the political fringe. Although the majority of groups to which the term cult (currently often used as a pejorative term according to some comparative religion scholars… … Wikipedia
