dissenting
adjective
dis·sent·ing
di-ˈsen-tiŋ 
often capitalized
: of or relating to the English Nonconformists
a dissenting church
dissenting merchants
Examples of dissenting in a Sentence
dissenting views were ruthlessly suppressed under the dictatorship
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Board member Renee Paschall cast the lone dissenting vote on the final package.
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Elizabeth Sander, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Aug. 2022
The document runs to more than a hundred and fifty pages, and for each question there are affirmative and dissenting studies, as well as some that indicate mixed results.
—The New Yorker, 3 June 2022
The new gun law was passed by New Zealand’s parliament near-unanimously, with only a single dissenting vote.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 May 2022
Los Angeles City Councilwoman Nithya Raman was the sole dissenting vote.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2022
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Elizabeth Sander, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Aug. 2022
The document runs to more than a hundred and fifty pages, and for each question there are affirmative and dissenting studies, as well as some that indicate mixed results.
—The New Yorker, 3 June 2022
The new gun law was passed by New Zealand’s parliament near-unanimously, with only a single dissenting vote.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 May 2022
Los Angeles City Councilwoman Nithya Raman was the sole dissenting vote.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2022
See All Example Sentences for dissenting
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“Dissenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dissenting. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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