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dissent
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— called also dissenting opinion
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Synonyms & Antonyms for dissent
Synonyms: Verb
Synonyms: Noun
conflict, disaccord, discord, discordance, discordancy, disharmony, dissension (also dissention), dissidence, dissonance, disunion, disunity, division, friction, infighting, inharmony, schism, strife, variance, war, warfare
Antonyms: Verb
Antonyms: Noun
accord, agreement, concord, concordance, harmony, peace
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Examples of dissent in a Sentence
Verb
The Supreme Court, with two justices dissenting, ruled that the law was constitutional. anyone who dissented was encouraged to speak out while they had the chanceNoun
Church leaders permitted no dissent from church teachings. He did everything in his power to suppress political dissent. These dissents come from prominent scientists and should not be ignored. She argued in her dissent that Congress had exceeded its authority.
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Five jury members voted that Charles Sanville was guilty of official oppression, a class A misdemeanor, while one juror dissented. — Samantha Ketterer, Houston Chronicle, "Mistrial declared in case where deputy accused of threatening hospital patient with Taser," 12 July 2019 In addition to passing the memorandum, the council voted 4-1, with Iseman dissenting, to allow Whalen and Councilwoman Sue Kempf to join city staff in negotiating the projects with the developer. — Faith E. Pinho, latimes.com, "Laguna Beach begins preparations for 6 major developments," 11 July 2019 Although the Johnson campaign cites a dissenting study, on the whole there is good evidence that sin taxes change people’s behaviour. — The Economist, "Boris Johnson may reverse Britain’s embrace of sin taxes," 4 July 2019 What made the case potentially important was that three justices — including Chief Justice Roberts — dissented, arguing that the rule should have been struck down as an unconstitutional delegation by Congress to the executive branch. — Scott Lemieux, Vox, "5 takeaways from the Supreme Court’s just-ended term," 29 June 2019 The vote was 6-2, with Justice Kavanaugh not participating and Justices Neil Gorsuch and Samuel Alito dissenting. — WSJ, "Supreme Court Decisions for This Term," 28 June 2019 When the men leave to post bail, the dissenting women meet in a barn to discuss the options the bishop did not give them. — Sarah Jones, The New Republic, "Miriam Toews’s Quiet Revolution," 26 June 2019 Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the 6-3 decision, with Justices Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor dissenting. — Richard Wolf, USA TODAY, "Supreme Court limits access to government records in loss for Argus Leader, a USA TODAY Network affiliate," 24 June 2019 He was joined by six other justices, while Clarence Thomas dissented and was joined in part by Neil Gorsuch. — Ephrat Livni, Quartz, "SCOTUS reverses Curtis Flowers’ quadruple murder conviction on racist jury selection," 21 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Elena Kagan wrote a dissent, joined by the court’s liberal wing, which includes Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor, and Stephen Breyer. — Ephrat Livni, Quartz, "The US Supreme Court says partisan gerrymandering is not its problem," 27 June 2019 The slightest dissent or resistance brings swift, harsh punishment. — Ellen Gray, Philly.com, "Hulu's 'Handmaid's Tale' is the one TV show right now that refuses to be a distraction," 28 June 2018 But in 2016, Russian disinformation and the Trump team’s own targeting of disenchanted Democrats led many campaign veterans on the left and the right to conclude that sowing dissent inside an opponent’s ranks could work. — Matthew Rosenberg, BostonGlobe.com, "Trump consultant is trolling Democrats with Biden site that isn’t Biden’s," 29 June 2019 There may be more writing, of both majority opinions and dissents. — The Christian Science Monitor, "The week in photos (June 24-28)," 28 June 2019 Wang’s comments were an unacceptable attempt by a public official to try to silence dissent. — Mercury News Editorial Board, The Mercury News, "Editorial: Cupertino official should apologize for housing outburst," 28 June 2019 But curiously, in 2015, Chief Justice Roberts wrote a strong dissent in a case narrowly upholding the constitutionality of just such a commission in Arizona. — S.m. | New York, The Economist, "Why did the justices rule that courts cannot curb partisan redistricting?," 28 June 2019 Satire, art and political dissent could be swept up in any overly broad ban, creating more headaches. — SFChronicle.com, "Ive leaving Apple; Amazon’s Rite Aid deal; Facebook mulls ‘deepfake’ videos," 27 June 2019 Justice Samuel Alito wrote separately in partial dissent. — Jessica Gresko, chicagotribune.com, "Trump seeks to delay census ‘no matter how long’ after Supreme Court strikes citizenship question," 27 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dissent.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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Note: A shareholder who dissents from a proposed transaction may demand that the corporation buy his or her shares after an appraisal.
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