The phrase "as dissident" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who opposes or challenges an established authority or norm, often in a political or social context.
Example: "The artist was known for her provocative works, which she created as dissident against the oppressive regime."
Alternatives: "in opposition" or "as a rebel".
As dissident voices have multiplied among Vietnam's 92 million people, the government has tried to crack down.
But this peace is neither universal nor solid, as dissident groups and individuals seek to undermine it daily.
Together the couple entered the US in 1965 by way of neutral Austria, posing as dissident defectors.
It's surprising that some enterprising Congressperson hasn't put a stop to what might be construed as blatant Communist propaganda, but one could always cite the "Shostakovich as dissident" theory in defense.
Security alerts involving improvised explosive devices have become almost a weekly occurence in Derry during the past few months as dissident republicans step up their armed actions in the city.
In 1971 Mr. Skvorecky and Ms. Salivarova started 68 Publishers, a Toronto venture that became the major producer of uncensored writings in Czech as well as dissident works, providing an outlet for Mr. Kundera, Mr. Havel and others.
He knew Václav Havel as Czech dissident as well as president, and would write a political biography of him (The Reluctant President, 1991).
Tshisekedi, an ethnic Luba from the diamond-rich Kasaï-Oriental province, was known as a dissident as early as 1980, when he and a small group of parliamentarians charged the army with having massacred some 300 diamond miners.
The authorities do not summarily imprison their critics as dissidents, as in Communist times.
None, according to Liao, could be classified as "dissidents" or "democracy fighters".
To their horror, dissidents realized that some of the agents had been posing as dissidents for many years.
