dissent
Example Sentences
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It depends on fear rather than genuine belief, and once the cost of dissent falls, it collapses.
Two weeks later, the Supreme Court set aside the judge’s order, over dissents from Thomas and Alito.
From Los Angeles Times
The vote was 9-3 with three dissents — two who supported no change in rates and one who pushed for a larger cut.
From MarketWatch
The vote was 9-3 with three dissents — two who supported no change in rates and one who pushed for a larger cut.
From MarketWatch
When a lone professor voiced a dissenting view, the school reacted in the manner of an immune system greeting a foreign pathogen.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
