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dissent
has definitions from the field of law
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[ noun ] a difference of opinion
Used in print (The Atlanta Constitution...)When the crowd was asked whether it wanted to wait one more term to make the race , it voted no - and there were no dissents . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority
Examples "he expressed his dissent in a contrary opinion" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)Without dissent , senators passed a bill by Sen._A._R._Schwartz of Galveston authorizing establishment in the future of a school for the mentally_retarded in the Gulf_Coast district . |
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[ verb ] be of different opinions
Synonyms Examples "I beg to differ!" "She disagrees with her husband on many questions" Related terms |
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[ noun ] the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
Related terms resistance demonstration direct_action walkout boycott protest |
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