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dissenter

[dih-sen-ter] / dɪˈsɛn tər /


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The footnote said the statement’s only dissenter was China because Beijing objected to several sections including the one about overreliance on exports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

“John Marshall Harlan, the great dissenter, who dissented in Wong Kim Ark and later gave a bunch of lectures, he posed the question about the sojourners,” Justice Neil Gorsuch said.

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026

Miran was the only dissenter to the Fed’s decision to not change interest rates last week.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 23, 2026

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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