dis-, not, 反対にする。-dissident, sit, 語源的にはsit, 大統領、つまり離れて座る者、派生的には反体制派。
英語の語源
dissident (adj.)
1530s, from Latin dissidentem (nominative dissidens), present participle of dissidere "to be remote; disagree, be removed from," literally "to sit apart," from dis- "apart" (see dis-) + sedere "to sit" (see sedentary).
dissident (n.)
1766, in reference to Protestants, from dissident (adj.). In the political sense first used 1940, coinciding with the rise of 20c. totalitarian systems, especially with reference to the Soviet Union.
例文
1. She was suspected of having links with a dissident group.
彼女は異なる政見を持つ政治団体との関連性が疑われている。
2.The dissident was cast out from his country.
この異なる政見を持つ者は追放された。
3.That was the dissident movement in Poland.
それはポーランドの異なる政見者の運動である。
4.There were many dissident elements in the population.