dissent
Example Sentences
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These forces effectively run much of the economy and maintain internal order, repressing internal dissent and opposition.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
In El Alto, a predominantly Indigenous suburb of La Paz and a hotbed of dissent, demonstrators briefly blocked access to the city's main international airport.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Even in the film’s most convoluted moments, there’s a fire of dissent percolating just beneath its surface.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
Justice Elena Kagan made the same argument in dissent.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
When the Reichstag building burned down, which became the pretext for Hitler’s suppression of political dissent, Szilard was dismayed by the failure of his German friends to grasp the developing reality.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Vocabulary lists containing dissent
The Hunger Games
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Essential Academic Vocabulary for Middle School Students, List 8
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Common Senses: Sent, Sens ("Feel")
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