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Definition of dissent verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

dissent

verb

NAmE//dɪˈsɛnt//

[intransitive] dissent (from something) (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they dissent

he / she / it dissents

past simple dissented

-ing form dissenting

to have or express opinions that are different from those that are officially accepted Only two ministers dissented from the official view.

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adjective dissenting groups/voices/views/opinionSee dissent in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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