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dissenters

dissenters is the plural of dissenter.

Meaning of dissenter

Noun

dissenter (plural dissenters)

  1. Someone who dissents (disagrees), especially from an established church.
    • As my study proceeded, I began to see that an investigation of organizational morality should also explore managerial dissenters, so-called whistleblowers, many of whom take stands against their organizations on grounds that they define as moral.1988, Robert Jackall, “Author's Note”, in Moral Mazes: The World of Corporate Managers, Twentieth Anniversary edition, →ISBN, page 242
    Synonyms:
    dissident

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Noun capitalized: Dissenters

Dissenters

  1. (plural) plural of Dissenter

Questions about dissenters

What is dissenters the plural of?
Dissenters is the plural of dissenter.
What part of speech is dissenters?
Dissenters is a noun.

Words near dissenters in the dictionary

  1. dissented
  2. dissenter
  3. dissenterish
  4. dissenterism
  5. dissenterisms
  6. dissenters
  7. dissentest
  8. dissenteth
  9. dissentience
  10. dissentiency
  11. dissentient

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