dissenting
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dis·sent·ing

adjective, often capitalized \di-ˈsen-tiŋ\

Definition of DISSENTING

: of or relating to the English Nonconformists <a dissenting church> <dissenting merchants>

Examples of DISSENTING

  1. <dissenting views were ruthlessly suppressed under the dictatorship>

First Known Use of DISSENTING

1644

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