Usually means: Opposes or withstands an authority.
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▸ noun:  Alternative form of resistor (Sense 1 only) [One who resists, especially a person who fights against an occupying army.]

Similar:
reformer, reformist, meliorist, crusader, resistor, resistance, resistence, evader, activist, refuser, more...

Opposite:
supporter, advocate, ally, proponent

Phrases:
passive resister, more...

Adjectives:
passive, civil, nonviolent, violent, non, active, true, peaceful, perfect, individual, single



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Similar:
reformer, reformist, meliorist, crusader, resistor, resistance, resistence, evader, activist, refuser, more...

Opposite:
supporter, advocate, ally, proponent

Phrases:
passive resister, more...

Adjectives:
passive, civil, nonviolent, violent, non, active, true, peaceful, perfect, individual, single



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