dissent
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But in “A Child’s Christmas in Wales,” his riotous narrative inspired by his boyhood yuletides in the 1920s, Dylan Thomas serves up a dissenting version of the holiday as a merry mess.
Any change in interest rates will still be a committee decision, but the Fed’s leanings will be harder to read over time because there may be more dissents on the policy-setting committee.
From Barron's
He dissented in favor of a cut in July, the last time the Fed held rates steady.
From Barron's
Waller dissented in favor of a rate cut in July, the last time the central bank held rates steady.
Others do so to bask in the leader’s approval and proximity or to advance their careers, which expressions of dissent could torpedo.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
