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dissent
noun as in disagreement, disapproval
Strong matches
verb as in disagree
Example Sentences
When that request was denied, several dissented Wednesday — excoriating the deployments as a clear breach of constitutional law and the separation of powers.
Away from the remit of the inquiry, there's also been dissent over who should be selected to act as its chairperson.
But he’s often used the language of human rights in condemning China, Turkey and Venezuela for crimes against minority populations or suppression of dissent.
The White House has moved quickly to punish dissenting leaders, yanking visas and imposing sanctions from Bogotá to Brasília.
A key figure in Tanzania's main opposition party was arrested Wednesday, the latest detention in a rolling crackdown on dissenting voices ahead of next week's general election.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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