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dissenter vs NIMBY

NIMBY vs dissenter

dissenter and NIMBY both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dissenter Yes No No No
NIMBY Yes No No No
As nouns, NIMBY is a hyponym of dissenter; that is, NIMBY is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dissenter:
  • dissenter: a person who dissents from some established policy
  • NIMBY: someone who objects to siting something in their own neighborhood but does not object to it being sited elsewhere; an acronym for not in my backyard
Other hyponyms of dissenter include CO, conscientious objector, nonconformist, recusant, political dissident.
dissenter (noun) NIMBY (noun)
a person who dissents from some established policy someone who objects to siting something in their own neighborhood but does not object to it being sited elsewhere; an acronym for not in my backyard
Difference between dissenter and NIMBY

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