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单词 dissenters
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dissent

1 of 2

verb

dis·​sent di-ˈsent How to pronounce dissent (audio)
dissented; dissenting; dissents

intransitive verb

1
: to withhold assent or approval
2
: to differ in opinion
Three of the justices dissented from the majority opinion.

dissent

2 of 2

noun

: difference of opinion
heard voices of dissent at the meeting
: such as
a
: religious nonconformity
permitted no dissent from church teachings
b
law : a justice's nonconcurrence with a decision of the majority
cited an earlier case in her dissent

called also dissenting opinion

c
: political opposition to a government or its policies
attempts to suppress domestic dissent

Synonyms

Verb

  • differ
  • disagree
  • nonconcur

Noun

  • conflict
  • disaccord
  • discord
  • discordance
  • discordancy
  • disharmony
  • dissension
  • dissention
  • dissidence
  • dissonance
  • disunion
  • disunity
  • division
  • friction
  • infighting
  • inharmony
  • schism
  • strife
  • variance
  • war
  • warfare
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

Verb The Supreme Court, with two justices dissenting, ruled that the law was constitutional. anyone who dissented was encouraged to speak out while they had the chance Noun Church leaders permitted no dissent from church teachings. He did everything in his power to suppress political dissent. These dissents come from prominent scientists and should not be ignored. She argued in her dissent that Congress had exceeded its authority. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
The liberal justices, Stephen Breyer, Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor, are expected to dissent from either outcome. Mark Sherman And Jessica Gresko, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2022 He is joined by various contributing editors, columnists, and authors with ties to the antiliberal left who also tend to dissent from core progressive pieties of the moment (including a focus on identity politics and intersectionality). Damon Linker, The Week, 22 Mar. 2022 Yet because it is known that some justices choose to dissent only behind closed doors, only the nine know for certain what happened. Joan Biskupic, CNN, 21 Jan. 2022 There is no doubt, however, that Trump will be apoplectic that his three Supreme Court nominees, Justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, did not publicly dissent from denying his bid to keep his West Wing records secret. Stephen Collinson, CNN, 20 Jan. 2022 Lawyers for a coalition of civic groups challenging the law said in court papers Friday that the professors were told by the university that their expert testimony would dissent from the DeSantis administration, creating a conflict for the school. Mike Schneider, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2021 The price of sovereignty rests on the backs of those who dissent. New York Times, 17 Sep. 2021 Lay people who dissent from the scientific consensus may strike you as woefully credulous but often pride themselves on being independent-minded. New York Times, 13 July 2021 To underscore their commitment to the lie, Republicans who dissent from these lies are now pushed out of leadership roles. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 20 May 2021
Noun
Rosenworcel, a Democrat, appears poised to crack down on data policies for mobile carriers and follow through on her sharp dissent in a 2020 FCC decision to fine the four largest carriers at the time. Keith Lewis, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Sep. 2022 But Fischer, in his dissent, wrote that the certificate law involves the broader management of money, not just spending it. Laura Hancock, cleveland, 6 Sep. 2022 This is evident in his dissent in the 1972 Sierra Club v. Morton case, a 4-3 decision in which Douglas ostensibly agreed with the Sierra Club that organizations should be able to sue on behalf of inanimate objects, such as trees. San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022 As the liberal Justices pointed out in their dissent, the Dobbs decision endangers other Supreme Court precedents. Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2022 In her dissent from the appeals court’s ruling, Rosenbaum wrote that the state law, requiring statewide votes for commissioners representing distinct districts, was odd and troubling. Adam Liptak, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2022 In the Supreme Court decision overturning a New York gun law, the three liberal justices opened their dissent by citing data from two of the leading researchers of gun violence in America. Eric Levenson, CNN, 14 Aug. 2022 Activists said the timing of the raid — just hours ahead of the protesters’ publicly declared time for vacating the area — made clear that Mr. Wickremesinge was flexing his muscles and trying to punish them for their dissent. New York Times, 3 Aug. 2022 Alito was helpful enough to provide a full list of them in an appendix to his dissent. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 29 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb and Noun

Middle English, from Latin dissentire, from dis- + sentire to feel — more at sense

First Known Use

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1585, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

dissent 1 of 2

verb

dis·​sent di-ˈsent How to pronounce dissent (audio)
dissented; dissenting
: disagree sense 1
Mom suggested eating out, but Dad dissented.

dissent

2 of 2

noun

: difference of opinion
The class voted without dissent for a field trip.

Legal Definition

dissent 1 of 2

intransitive verb

dis·​sent di-ˈsent How to pronounce dissent (audio)
1
: to withhold assent or approval
unfair squeezeout transactions—the kind to which public shareholders seem most likely to dissent R. C. Clark
see also appraisal

Note: A shareholder who dissents from a proposed transaction may demand that the corporation buy his or her shares after an appraisal.

2
: to differ in opinion
especially : to disagree with a majority opinion
three of the justices dissented
compare concur

dissent

2 of 2

noun

1
: difference of opinion
especially : a judge's disagreement with the decision of the majority
2
: dissenting opinion at opinion
3
: the judge or group of judges that dissent compare majority

dissenters

noun

plural of dissenter
as in dissidents
a person who believes, teaches, or advocates something opposed to accepted beliefs a society that prized conformity very highly and treated dissenters of any kind very harshly

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • dissidents
  • renegades
  • dissentients
  • heretics
  • nonconformists
  • infidels
  • separatists
  • defectors
  • heresiarchs
  • sectarians
  • unbelievers
  • schismatics
  • bohemians
  • separationists
  • individualists
  • disbelievers
  • apostates
  • misbelievers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • believers
  • conformists
  • conformers
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