ANDREI SAKHAROV Synonyms

• a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

• a lawyer who pleads cases in court

• push for something

• speak, plead, or argue in favor of

• a person who dissents from some established policy

• characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards

• disagreeing, especially with a majority

• of or relating to or characteristic of humanitarianism

• someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms

• an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans

• marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare

• a specialist in philosophy

• a wise person who is calm and rational; someone who lives a life of reason with equanimity

• a scientist trained in physics

• of or pertaining to or characteristic of Russia or its people or culture or language

• a native or inhabitant of Russia

• the Slavic language that is the official language of Russia

• a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences

• of or relating to or characteristic of the former Soviet Union or its people

• an elected governmental council in a communist country (especially one that is a member of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)

• winner of a Nobel prize

• Soviet physicist and dissident; helped develop the first Russian hydrogen bomb; advocated nuclear disarmament and campaigned for human rights (1921-1989)

• Soviet physicist and dissident; helped develop the first Russian hydrogen bomb; advocated nuclear disarmament and campaigned for human rights (1921-1989)