dissent

Example Sentences

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“Rather, like the sport of boxing, dissent requires struggle.”

From Los Angeles Times

Andrés Izarra, a former Venezuelan minister who broke with the regime and now lives in exile, recalled how Cuban counterintelligence officials kept a close eye for any sign of dissent.

From The Wall Street Journal

But critics, including hundreds of thousands of Hongkongers who have since left, say dissent has been stifled, and the city's freedoms severely curbed.

From BBC

Romero's first booking came for dissent in the aftermath of Liverpool's second goal, with the Argentine feeling Hugo Ekitike had pushed him in the back as he headed in.

From BBC

He was also fighting for the players, even earning a booking for dissent in the second half as they managed a creditable fightback.

From BBC