dissent
verb (used without object)
to differ in sentiment or opinion, especially from the majority; withhold assent; disagree (often followed byfrom ).
dissented
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past participleof dissent.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof dissent.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
dissentverb (used without object)to differ in sentiment or opinion, especially from the majority; withhold assent; disagree (often followed byfrom ).
Example Sentences
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The top court's three liberal justices - Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson - dissented.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
At the committee's last meeting in July, three regional Fed presidents dissented from the decision to hold rates steady, calling for an immediate 0.25 percentage-point hike to tackle inflation.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
But Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. dissented, along with the court’s three liberals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
Three officials dissented from last month’s decision and at least two others without a vote said they also thought rates should rise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
“Outstanding people left because the atmosphere at the Radiation Laboratory. . . did not make people who dissented feel they were welcome,” observed David Saxon, the future university president.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
