dissent
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Definition of dissent
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dissent
nounDefinition of dissent (Entry 2 of 2)
— 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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Misra met with the dissenting judges, who continued on the bench. — Ashok Sharma, Fox News, "India chief justice's new decision strikes down adultery law," 28 Sep. 2018 Six judges voted to deny the industry's petition for a rehearing, while Kavanaugh was among two dissenting judges. — Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, "Trump’s Supreme Court pick: ISPs have 1st Amendment right to block websites," 10 July 2018 Meanwhile, dissenting Justice David Wecht had other thoughts. — Janine Puhak, Fox News, "Philadelphia’s soda tax upheld by Pennsylvania Supreme Court," 18 July 2018 The panel’s Democrats dissented from the report issued by the GOP majority, saying that major lines of inquiry went unexplored. — WSJ, "New House Committee Chiefs Take Their Chairs," 4 Jan. 2019 Patricia Millet, the third member of the DC Circuit panel and an Obama appointee, dissented strenuously. — Dylan Matthews, Vox, "Brett Kavanaugh likely gives the Supreme Court the votes to overturn Roe. Here’s how they’d do it.," 5 Oct. 2018 As Fox News previously reported, Kavanaugh ultimately dissented in Seven-Sky v. Holder, a challenge to the Affordable Care Act. — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Fox News, "Kavanaugh's staunch gun-rights defense among hundreds of decisions in spotlight," 10 July 2018 In 2011, when Obama’s healthcare law was under assault, Kavanaugh dissented when a D.C. Circuit Court panel upheld the law, but only on procedural grounds. — David G. Savage, latimes.com, "Brett Kavanaugh, a Washington veteran, is Trump's second pick for the Supreme Court," 10 July 2018 Four liberal justices dissented: Sonia Sotomayor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan. — Kevin Diaz, San Antonio Express-News, "Supreme Court give Texas partial victory in racial gerrymandering case, state must redraw one district," 29 June 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Justice William O'Neill, the court's sole Democrat who resigned Jan. 26, joined the dissent. — Jackie Borchardt, cleveland.com, "Ohio Supreme Court upholds state order to shut down Toledo abortion clinic," 6 Feb. 2018 Though there is no overt ideological alignment between Russia and China today, the two governments share a hostility to dissent, deep suspicion of Western interference and a strong desire to impose tighter controls over their own societies. — Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ, "The New Beijing-Moscow Axis," 1 Feb. 2019 Since his election in 2013, Yameen has cracked down on political dissent, jailing rivals and judges. — Fox News, "Maldives' provisional elections results show opposition win," 24 Sep. 2018 Some interpreted a 2011 dissent of his as expressing a belief that Obamacare’s individual mandate is constitutional; others called him soft on religious liberty. — Dylan Matthews, Vox, "Brett Kavanaugh, the almost-certain next member of the Supreme Court, explained," 5 Oct. 2018 Since the 2013 military coup, Mr. Sisi has given the country’s security forces a free hand to detain political opponents and snuff out dissent. — Jared Malsin, WSJ, "Eight Years After Egypt’s Uprising, a New Autocrat Is Determined Not to Permit a Sequel," 25 Jan. 2019 The decree published Wednesday in the Royal Gazette put into effect election laws that were drafted by the military government, which has kept tight control over political activities and made efforts to quash dissent during its time in power. — Kaweewit Kaewjinda, The Seattle Times, "Thailand sets date of first general election since coup," 23 Jan. 2019 The groups would like to postpone action on these nominees until next year when presumably the public will be more tolerant of partisan dissent. — Fox News, "Levin: Democrats and the judicial confirmation process," 24 Sep. 2018 Some former employees say Mr. Spiegel’s management stifles dissent and can hurt Snap in ways the redesign illustrates. — Maureen Farrell, WSJ, "Evan Spiegel’s Imperious Style Made Snapchat a Success—Until Users Fled," 23 Dec. 2018These 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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