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Meanings of dissenting in English

Disagreeing, especially with a majority.

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Examples for "dissident"
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Police believe the attack may have been carried out by dissident republicans.
The Irish Times
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And none of the dissident groups appear happy about the idea either.
The Guardian
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There were dissident cells in the city, young people who met secretly.
The draining lake
4
Even serial dissident Carbone apparently took his reduced role in good grace.
The Guardian
5
Gardaí also know dissident republicans use cigarette smuggling to fund their activities.
The Irish Times
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But there was one dissentient voice in this chorus of general condemnation.
Little Novels
2
There was one dissentient voice-BrotherSchmidt; and he went and rescued them.
A Labrador Doctor / The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfe...
3
The sentence of death had been carried with only one dissentient voice.
Murat / Celebrated Crimes
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Without a dissentient voice the Seigneur of Nordwyck was elected military commandant.
The Lily of Leyden
5
The directory, triumphant over the two dissentient parties, also triumphed over Europe.
History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814
Usage of dissenting in English
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They're opinion police who wish to limit dissenting thought and free discourse.
Ebony
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The dissenting MPs say it will allow corruption to continue to flourish.
Reuters
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Very often, they argue for dissenting points of view to be silenced.
The Guardian
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So he made a speech in a dissenting chapel explaining the situation.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 09 / Little J...
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On the final vote the plan was carried without a dissenting voice.
Laicus; Or, the Experiences of a Layman in a Country Parish.
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The conservative justices were in the majority, with the liberal justices dissenting.
Reuters
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If Pompeo keeps him, Hook can be expected to offer dissenting views.
Reuters
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But after full discussion it passed the Senate with few dissenting votes.
Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2
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The sleek dissenting minister was there, and the jovial, round-faced Catholic priest.
The Nebuly Coat
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In his dissenting judgment, Weinberg concluded that the complainant's evidence contained discrepancies.
The Guardian
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It came with but one dissenting voice, Toucey, Secretary of the Navy.
The Victim: A Romance of the Real Jefferson Davis
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This determination met the approbation of all hands, without a dissenting voice.
Jack in the Forecastle; or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawse...
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At Norwich, again, a great dissenting meeting house was opened in 1688.
Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4
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The council, therefore, without a dissenting voice, advised him to the marriage.
Royalty Restored; Or, London Under Charles II
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The two remaining associate justices, McLean and Curtis, read emphatic dissenting opinions.
Abraham Lincoln, a History — Volume 02
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By the Texans their cause is instantly espoused-unanimously ,withoutone dissenting voice.
The Lone Ranche
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