Dissent

/dɪˈsɛnt/ · verb

Meaning

(intransitive) To disagree; to withhold assent. Construed with from (or, formerly, to)..

Definitions by Sense

1. (intransitive) To disagree; to withhold assent. Construed with from (or, formerly, to).
2. (intransitive) To differ from, especially in opinion, beliefs, etc.
3. (obsolete) To be different; to have contrary characteristics.
4. Disagreement with the ideas, doctrines, decrees, etc. of a political party, government or religion.
5. An act of disagreeing with, or deviating from, the views and opinions of those holding authority.
6. (Anglo-American common law) A separate opinion filed in a case by judges who disagree with the outcome of the majority of the court in that case
7. (sports) A violation that arises when disagreement with an official call is expressed in an inappropriate manner such as foul language, rude gestures, or failure to comply.

Example Sentences

Where a trustee refuses either to assent or dissent, the Court will itself exercise his authority.

Those who openly dissented from the acts which the King had carried through the Parliament.

Natural reason dictates, that motion ought to be assigned to the bodies, which in kind and essence most agree with those bodies which do undoubtedly move, and rest to those which most dissent from them.

Some are so eristical and teasty, that they will not ... bear with any that dissent.

If the public dissent from our views, we say that they ought to concur with us.

it was wholly unlawful, in any thing to dissent from him

ethnopolitical dissent

A system that suppresses dissent is fault-intolerant, ignorant and fragile.

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Word Forms

• dissents
• dissenting
• dissented

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