dissent
[dih-sent]
- 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.
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- 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.
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Origin of dissent
1400–50; late Middle English dissenten (< Middle French dissentir) < Latin dissentīre, equivalent to dis- dis-1 + sentīre to feel
Synonyms
Synonym study
4, 6. Dissent, dissidence mean disagreement with the majority opinion. Dissent may express either withholding of agreement or open disagreement. Dissidence, formerly much the same as dissent, has come to suggest not only strong dissatisfaction but a determined opposition.
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Related Words
discord, objection, disunity, resistance, dissension, schism, protest, opposition, strife, contradict, differ, balk, demur, flak, denial, contention, disaccord, refusal, dissidence, hassleExamples from the Web for dissented
Contemporary Examples
The member of the three-judge panel who dissented from the majority decision, Terence T. Evans, “was right,” Judge Posner said.
If you dissented from those common assumptions, you found yourself in a pretty marginal place.
The three women of the court, along with Justice Stephen Breyer, dissented.
While in the state Assembly, she dissented so often that a 41-to-1 vote was presumed to be “41-to-Angle.”
Historical Examples
"There is no of course in it, when men are the actors," dissented Mrs. Jenkins.
The ChanningsMrs. Henry Wood
I had been pressing her to do something—a mere trifle—to which she dissented.
Sir Jasper CarewCharles James Lever
From this judgment Lord Roberts (p. 260) dissented vigorously.
Story of the War in South AfricaCaptain A. T. Mahan, U.S.N.
"Let's get warm by tumbling the things off the wagon," dissented Prescott.
The Grammar School Boys SnowboundH. Irving Hancock
"No, we travelled alone," said one of the men, but the other dissented.
FantmasPierre Souvestre
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
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- 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
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Word Origin
C16: from Latin dissentīre to disagree, from dis- 1 + sentīre to perceive, feel
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Word Origin and History for dissented
dissent
v.
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]
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