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adjective
- 1. holding or expressing opinions that are at variance with those commonly or officially held: "there were a couple of dissenting voices"
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Definition of dissenting adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
DISSENTING definition: 1. showing a strongly different opinion on a particular question, especially an official suggestion…. Learn more.
noun. : difference of opinion. heard voices of dissent at the meeting. : such as. a. : religious nonconformity. permitted no dissent from church teachings. b. law : a justice's nonconcurrence with a decision of the majority. cited an earlier case in her dissent. called also dissenting opinion.
The meaning of DISSENTING is of or relating to the English Nonconformists. How to use dissenting in a sentence.
a strong difference of opinion on a particular subject, especially about an official suggestion or plan or a popular belief: voice of dissent When the time came to approve the proposal, there were one or two voices of dissent. Synonym. disagreement. Compare. assent noun formal.
DISSENTING meaning: 1. showing a strongly different opinion on a particular question, especially an official suggestion…. Learn more.
dissent. noun. /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.
to disagree with the methods, goals, etc., of a political party or government; take an opposing view. to disagree with or reject the doctrines or authority of an established church. noun. difference of sentiment or opinion. Synonyms: opposition, dissatisfaction, disagreement. dissenting opinion ( def ).
n. 1. Difference of opinion or feeling; disagreement. 2. The refusal to conform to the authority or doctrine of an established church; nonconformity. 3. Law A judicial opinion reaching a conclusion contrary to that reached by the majority of judges deciding a case; a minority opinion. Also called dissenting opinion.
To dissent is to publicly disagree with an official opinion or decision. Dissent is also a noun referring to public disagreement. Both verb and noun are often used in reference to a statement by a judge who disagrees with a decision made by other judges.
