noun. One who resists; one who opposes or withstands.

noun. Specifically, in electricity, a body which offers resistance to the flow of current: said of the substances which transmit current within an electric furnace and become heated because of their resistance.

noun. One who resists.

noun. A person who resists going along with others in a common course of action.

noun. A person who fights against a government.

noun. A device that bars the passage of an electric charge between two points.

noun. someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take

noun. someone who offers opposition

"Thanks to ALPF, I have learned that another American war resister is seeking asylum in Canada."

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