dissent
noun/dɪˈsent/
/dɪˈsent/
(formal)- [uncountable] the fact of having or expressing opinions that are different from those that are officially accepted
- political/religious dissent
- Voices of dissent began to rise against the established authority in the 1950s and 1960s.
- Stability only exists in the country because dissent has been suppressed.
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentc2- His dissent from his family's religious beliefs caused a lot of ill-feeling.
- It is easier to register dissent in the internet era.
- Political dissent is not tolerated.
- The regime ruthlessly suppresses all dissent.
- The war provoked strong dissent.
- There are many ways of expressing dissent.
- efforts to suppress legitimate dissent
- internal party dissent
- popular dissent against the Church
- The authorities continue their suppression of political dissent.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- serious
- strong
- vigorous
- …
- cause
- express
- register
- …
- dissent against
- dissent from
- a voice of dissent
- [uncountable] (in sport) the offence of openly disagreeing with the referee's decision
- He was sent off for dissent.
- [countable] (North American English) a judge’s statement giving reasons why they disagree with a decision made by the other judges in a court caseTopics Preferences and decisionsc2, Law and justicec2
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin dissentire ‘differ in sentiment’.
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