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dissenter

[dih-sen-ter] / dɪˈsɛn tər /


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Chief Justice Warren Burger was the only dissenter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

The fourth dissenter, Gov. Stephen Miran, voted to lower interest rates for his sixth consecutive meeting.

From Barron's • May 1, 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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