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dissenting

  • present participle
    of dissent.
    dissent
    verb (used without object)
    to differ in sentiment or opinion, especially from the majority; withhold assent; disagree (often followed byfrom ).
  • a word derived from dissent.
    dissent
    verb (used without object)
    to differ in sentiment or opinion, especially from the majority; withhold assent; disagree (often followed byfrom ).

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Oh expects a few dissenting votes in favor of an increase at the Oct.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Former Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., who now serves as the mayor of Oakland, cast the only dissenting vote.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

"The battle for succession has largely remained an in-house rather than a national matter following the weakening of political institutions and the crushing of dissenting voices," said Waluya.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

And as Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson warned in her solo dissenting opinion from the per curiam order, the real issue is not that the court punted a decision on the merits here.

From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026

We were used to her outbursts during Story; in fact, she became part of Story, the dissenting voice to the way things are, the rebel waiting for the fight to be brought.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline