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adjective
- 1. holding or expressing opinions that are at variance with those commonly or officially held: "there were a couple of dissenting voices"
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DISSENTING definition: 1. showing a strongly different opinion on a particular question, especially an official suggestion…. Learn more.
a strong difference of opinion on a particular subject, especially about an official suggestion or plan or a popular belief: voice of dissent When the time came to approve the proposal, there were one or two voices of dissent. Synonym. disagreement. Compare. assent noun formal.
noun. : difference of opinion. heard voices of dissent at the meeting. : such as. a. : religious nonconformity. permitted no dissent from church teachings. b. law : a justice's nonconcurrence with a decision of the majority. cited an earlier case in her dissent. called also dissenting opinion.
The meaning of DISSENTING is of or relating to the English Nonconformists. How to use dissenting in a sentence.
DISSENTING meaning: 1. showing a strongly different opinion on a particular question, especially an official suggestion…. Learn more.
Jun 25, 2024 · adjective. disagreeing, especially with a majority. synonyms: dissentient, dissident. negative. expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial.
Dissent, dissidence mean disagreement with the majority opinion. Dissent may express either withholding of agreement or open disagreement. Dissidence, formerly much the same as dissent, has come to suggest not only strong dissatisfaction but a determined opposition.
To dissent is to publicly disagree with an official opinion or decision. Dissent is also a noun referring to public disagreement. Both verb and noun are often used in reference to a statement by a judge who disagrees with a decision made by other judges.
Dissent is strong disagreement or dissatisfaction with a decision or opinion, especially one that is supported by most people or by people in authority. He is the toughest military ruler yet and has responded harshly to any dissent. Political dissent would no longer be tolerated. I made a gesture of dissent.
1. Difference of opinion or feeling; disagreement. 2. The refusal to conform to the authority or doctrine of an established church; nonconformity. 3. Law A judicial opinion reaching a conclusion contrary to that reached by the majority of judges deciding a case; a minority opinion. Also called dissenting opinion.
