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

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 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

The motion was approved on a 10-3 vote at Tuesday’s council meeting, with Imelda Padilla, Traci Park and Monica Rodriguez dissenting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

The second Federal Open Market Committee meeting he led in his still-new tenure on Wednesday left the overnight Fed funds rate target range unchanged, though with three dissenting votes in favor of an increase.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

The dissenting group, it’s my privilege and headache to divulge, consists of the three featured players themselves, two female, one male.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger