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Definition of dissent verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dissent

verb
 
/dɪˈsent/
 
/dɪˈsent/
[intransitive] (formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they dissent
 
/dɪˈsent/
 
/dɪˈsent/
he / she / it dissents
 
/dɪˈsents/
 
/dɪˈsents/
past simple dissented
 
/dɪˈsentɪd/
 
/dɪˈsentɪd/
past participle dissented
 
/dɪˈsentɪd/
 
/dɪˈsentɪd/
-ing form dissenting
 
/dɪˈsentɪŋ/
 
/dɪˈsentɪŋ/
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  1. dissent (from something) to have or express opinions that are different from those that are officially accepted
    • Only two ministers dissented from the official view.
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin dissentire ‘differ in sentiment’.
See dissent in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee dissent in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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