What (who) is dissent - definition
SENTIMENT OR PHILOSOPHY OF NON-AGREEMENT OR OPPOSITION
Dissenting; Suppression of dissent; Suppression of intellectual dissent; Dissensus; Religious dissent
dissent
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n.
1) to express dissent
2) to brook (formal), tolerate no dissent
3) dissent from
II
v. (D; intr.) to dissent from
dissent
(dissents, dissenting, dissented)
1.
Dissent is strong disagreement or dissatisfaction with a decision or opinion, especially one that is supported by most people or by people in authority.
He is the toughest military ruler yet and has responded harshly to any dissent...
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2.
If you dissent, you express disagreement with a decision or opinion, especially one that is supported by most people or by people in authority. (FORMAL)
Just one of the 10 members dissented...
No one dissents from the decision to unify...
There are likely to be many dissenting voices.
VERB: V, V from n, V-ing
Dissent
·noun Contrariety of nature; diversity in quality.
II. Dissent ·vi To Differ; to be of a contrary nature.
III. Dissent ·noun Separation from an established church, especially that of England; nonconformity.
IV. Dissent ·vi To differ from an established church in regard to doctrines, rites, or government.
V. Dissent ·vi To differ in opinion; to be of unlike or contrary sentiment; to Disagree;
- followed by from.
VI. Dissent ·noun The act of dissenting; difference of opinion; refusal to adopt something proposed; nonagreement, nonconcurrence, or disagreement.
Wikipedia
Dissent
Dissent is an opinion, philosophy or sentiment of non-agreement or opposition to a prevailing idea or policy enforced under the authority of a government, political party or other entity or individual. A dissenting person may be referred to as a dissenter.
The term's antonyms include agreement, consensus (when all or nearly all parties agree on something) and consent (when one party agrees to a proposition made by another).
Pronunciation examples for dissent
1. embracing dissent,
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2. Managing dissent
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3. critical dissent is impossible.
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4. for expressing dissent.
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5. We must dissent
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Examples of use of dissent
1. And that if they don‘t agree, they can dissent and dissent and dissent.
2. The real insight into nominees is their dissents, and who they dissent with, and how they dissent, and what they write in the dissent.
3. And that certainly was quoted in the dissent –– in Justice O‘Connor‘s dissent.
4. "The old NASA would have rolled over dissent," said Gehman, whose board concluded that dissent was discouraged before the accident.
5. "He is much more inclined and willing to hear dissent and get involved in dissent," Whitman said.