dissent
- to differ in sentiment or opinion, especially from the majority; withhold assent; disagree (often followed by from): Two of the justices dissented from the majority decision.
- to disagree with the methods, goals, etc., of a political party or government; take an opposing view.
- to disagree with or reject the doctrines or authority of an established church.
- difference of sentiment or opinion.
- dissenting opinion.
- disagreement with the philosophy, methods, goals, etc., of a political party or government.
- separation from an established church, especially the Church of England; nonconformity.
Origin of dissent
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Related Words for dissent
discord, objection, disunity, resistance, dissension, schism, protest, opposition, strife, contradict, differ, balk, demur, flak, denial, contention, disaccord, refusal, dissidence, hassleExamples from the Web for dissent
Contemporary Examples of dissent
In other words, fluoride is a broad-spectrum, bipartisan, long-lasting magnet for dissent.
As noted by Judge Martha Craig Daughtrey in dissent, this is an outrageous position.
Racial mistrust, military tactics against citizens, dissent quashed.
But as Justice Ginsberg pointed out in dissent, their causal nexus is so thin as to be basically nonexistent.
In her dissent, Justice Ginsburg bristles at the majority's "decision of startling breadth."
Historical Examples of dissent
Graham fell in with the scheme without a murmur of dubiety or dissent.
The Fortune HunterLouis Joseph Vance
A murmur of dissent from the others drove him back into shy silence.
The Incomplete AmoristE. Nesbit
And to the class of opposites belong assent and dissent, desire and avoidance.
The RepublicPlato
And why, I said, do you neither assent nor dissent, Protagoras?
ProtagorasPlato
Roma withdrew her hand from the hand of the Pope and made an exclamation of dissent.
The Eternal CityHall Caine
dissent
- to have a disagreement or withhold assent
- Christianity to refuse to conform to the doctrines, beliefs, or practices of an established church, and to adhere to a different system of beliefs and practices
- a difference of opinion
- Christianity separation from an established church; Nonconformism
- the voicing of a minority opinion in announcing the decision on a case at law; dissenting judgment
Word Origin for dissent
Word Origin and History for dissent
early 15c., from Latin dissentire "differ in sentiments, disagree, be at odds, contradict, quarrel," from dis- "differently" (see dis-) + sentire "to feel, think" (see sense (n.)). Related: Dissented; dissenting. The noun is 1580s, from the verb.
Has there ever been a society which has died of dissent? Several have died of conformity in our lifetime. [Jacob Bronowski "Science and Human Values," 1956]