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dissensus, n.|dɪˈsɛnsəs|
[Prob. blend of dissent n. and consensus n.; cf. L. dissensus dissension, disagreement.]
Widespread dissent or disagreement in opinion; absence of collective unanimous opinion.
1962F. Pinner in N. Sandford Amer. College xxvii. 946 (heading) Dissensus and conventionality. 1968Economist 17 Aug. 43/2 In the United States..no single author can undertake a survey of this breadth..: there has to be a committee and a consensus or, as in this case, a dissensus. 1977A. Giddens Stud. in Social & Polit. Theory x. 339 In any group which has a continued existence over time, those in power face problems of dissensus and the possibility of rebellion. 1983J. Barzun Stroll with W. James 246 Few spiritual facts receive universal assent. He might have instanced the permanent dissensus about art. |