Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To have or express an opinion different from a prevailing or official position; disagree.
- intransitive verb Law To reach a conclusion contrary to the majority of the judges deciding a case; render a minority opinion.
- noun Difference of opinion or feeling; disagreement.
- noun The refusal to conform to the authority or doctrine of an established church; nonconformity.
- noun Law A judicial opinion reaching a conclusion contrary to that reached by the majority of judges deciding a case; a minority opinion.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To be of a different or contrary opinion or feeling; withhold approval or assent: with from before the object.
- Eccles., to refuse to acknowledge, conform to, or be bound by the doctrines or rules of an established church. See
dissenter . - To differ; be of a different or contrary nature.
- noun The act of dissenting; a holding or expressing of a different or contrary opinion; refusal to be bound by an opinion or a decision that is contrary to one's own judgment.
- noun A declaration of disagreement in opinion about something: as, the minority entered their dissent on the records of the house.
- noun Eccles., refusal to acknowledge or conform to the doctrines, ritual, or government of an established church, particularly in England and Scotland.
- noun Contrariety of nature; opposite quality.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To differ in opinion; to be of unlike or contrary sentiment; to disagree; -- followed by
from . - intransitive verb (Eccl.) To differ from an established church in regard to doctrines, rites, or government.
- intransitive verb To differ; to be of a contrary nature.
- noun The act of dissenting; difference of opinion; refusal to adopt something proposed; nonagreement, nonconcurrence, or disagreement.
- noun (Eccl.) Separation from an established church, especially that of England; nonconformity.
- noun obsolete Contrariety of nature; diversity in quality.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb intransitive To
disagree ; to withholdassent . Construed with from (or, formerly, to). - verb intransitive To
differ from, especially inopinion ,beliefs , etc. - noun Disagreement with the ideas,
doctrines , decrees, etc. of a political party, government or religion. - noun An act of disagreeing with, or deviating from, the views and opinions of those holding authority.
- noun 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
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a difference of opinion
- verb withhold assent
- verb be of different opinions
- noun the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
- verb express opposition through action or words
- noun (law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Those who used to love to say that dissent is the highest form of patriotism have been assiduously working to assure that dissent from the agenda they have been weaving will be considered the lowest form of stupidity.
UK Met office pushes reset button on CRU data. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2009
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They dissent from the Bishops Conferences, not the Universal Church, and their dissent is not on “faith and morals,” but on social policy, about which Bishops know no more than the next fellow.
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They dissent from the Bishops Conferences, not the Universal Church, and their dissent is not on “faith and morals,” but on social policy, about which Bishops know no more than the next fellow.
VDARE.com: Blog Articles » Print » Immigration And The Catholic Church 2006
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They dissent from the Bishops Conferences, not the Universal Church, and their dissent is not on “faith and morals,” but on social policy, about which Bishops know no more than the next fellow.
Groundhog Day, 1986 2006
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They label dissent, not as patriotism, but as jingoism or, far worse, racism.
Young Guns : A New Generation of Conservative Leaders Eric Cantor 2010
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Maybe the small voice of my dissent is about being true not only to my readers, but also to myself.
Always Ask Yourself: What Would the Reader Want (WWRW)? | Write to Done 2008
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They label dissent, not as patriotism, but as jingoism or, far worse, racism.
Young Guns : A New Generation of Conservative Leaders Eric Cantor 2010
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They label dissent, not as patriotism, but as jingoism or, far worse, racism.
Young Guns : A New Generation of Conservative Leaders Eric Cantor 2010
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When a dissent is being drafted, the others joining in the dissent are agreeing to it in all particulars, unless they issue a separate dissent that indicates that they agree in part and disagree in part.
Think Progress » Thomas attacks Stevens in Hamdan opinion. 2006
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Your dissent is admitedly based on what you fear people might do.
seanahan commented on the word dissent
"Has there ever been a society which has died of dissent? Several have died of conformity in our lifetime." -- Jacob Bronowski
October 22, 2007
kewpid commented on the word dissent
Offering a beacon to a later, more enlightened time, when the errors of
the majority will be acknowledged and corrected.
February 14, 2008