dissenter
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Governor Stephen Miran was the lone dissenter, favoring a cut.
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
In January, he was the lone dissenter in an 8-1 decision to hold the policy rate at 0.75%, instead proposing a hike to 1.0%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
The other dissenter, Kanas City Fed chief Jeffrey Schmid, said “inflation remains too high.”
From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025
Otherwise, the dissenter could thwart the majority’s will by dragging their feet to run out the clock.
From Slate • Nov. 20, 2025
The occasional dissenter accuses me of betraying my fellow officers and being a rat, asserting that “what goes on in corrections should stay in corrections.”
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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