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Meanings of dissentious in inglés

Dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)

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Examples for "divisive"
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But the issue of permanent Nato bases in east Europe is divisive.
The Guardian
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The outcome promises weeks of potentially divisive talks to form a government.
Reuters
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The question is divisive, however -with strong arguments for and against.
BBC
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Mr Key said it was a divisive way of looking at things.
Radio NZ
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Abortion has remained the most divisive political and social issue for decades.
The Irish Times
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The most factious of his opponents he turned out of their offices.
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
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They were factious, and were not disposed to submit to legitimate authority.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume 08: Great Rulers
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Every one was factious-everyone was a soldier-everyone was a leader.
History of the Girondists, Volume I / Personal Memoirs of the Pa...
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The factious spirit and the oppression of the ruling caste did the rest.
Against Home Rule (1912) / The Case for the Union
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The ministry was weak and divided, the nobility factious, and the people discontented.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II. / Continued fro...
Usage of dissentious in inglés
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For they proved the city great and not small, and rendered it harmonious and not dissentious, and erected the walls instead of pulling them down.
The Orations of Lysias
Dissentious through the time