dissent
Example Sentences
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The fact that the majority chose to explain itself in a written opinion, she adds, is “perhaps the source of the dissent’s concern.”
The six conservatives were in the majority, while the three liberals dissented.
From Los Angeles Times
Greenpeace categorically rejects the accusations, denouncing the proceedings as abusive and a means to silence dissent.
From Barron's
But the Shah was a problematic figure, obscene in his displays of wealth and ruthless in his suppression of dissent.
“I didn’t do that lightly,” he said, reflecting on his dissent.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
