dissent
verb (used without object)
to differ in sentiment or opinion, especially from the majority; withhold assent; disagree (often followed byfrom ).
have dissented
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present perfectof dissent.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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But she made it clear that if she had gotten a vote this week, she would have dissented to the Fed’s cut.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
But Roberts is the only justice not to have dissented.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 29, 2020
A few prominent scholars have dissented, notably Peter H. Schuck, an emeritus professor at Yale Law School.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 30, 2018
Rehnquist made it clear that while he might well have dissented from the original opinion, “the principles of stare decisis weigh heavily against overruling it now.”
From Slate ● Nov. 21, 2016
He would, in the moment of such emotional genuflexions, have dissented with cynical bitterness from the poetic dictum that it was better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
From Burned Bridges by Bertrand W. Sinclair
