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dissent
nouns
(law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority
"he expressed his dissent in a contrary opinion"
dissent
is derived from
dissentious
domain category
the collection of rules imposed by authority
"civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
jurisprudence,
law
is a type of (narrower)
the speech act of objecting
objection
a difference of opinion
dissent
is a type of (narrower)
the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing
disagreement
the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
dissent,
objection,
protest
verbs
withhold assent
"Several Republicans dissented"
dissent
is derived from
dissentient
antonym
assent
is a type of (narrower)
be of different opinions
"I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions"
differ,
disagree,
dissent,
take issue
express opposition through action or words
"dissent to the laws of the country"
dissent,
protest,
resist
is derived from
dissentient
is derived from
dissenter
be of different opinions
"I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions"
differ,
disagree,
dissent,
take issue
is derived from
dissentient
is derived from
dissension
is derived from
dissension
is derived from
dissenter
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