dissent

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dis·sent1 /dɪˈsent/ ●○○ noun  1  [uncountable]PP refusal to agree with an official decision or accepted opinion 〔对官方决定或公认观点的〕异议，意见分歧 SYN opposition, → consent, assent the ruthless suppression of political dissent 对政治异见的无情压制 These voices of dissent grew louder. 这些反对的呼声日益高涨。2. [countable] lawSCT a statement by a judge giving their reasons for disagreeing with the other judges in a law case 〔讼案中某法官对其他法官的判决所提出的〕异议，不同意见

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dissent• If dissent is voiced, self-appointed mind-guards apply verbal and non-verbal pressure to isolate dissenters.• No dissent from or criticism of Kim Il Sung, his tenets, or his decisions was permitted.• And the entire team were warned about their over-enthusiastic appealing and shows of dissent.• Bodie ignored the sounds of dissent.• During the Prime Minister's speech there were several murmurs of open dissent from the crowd.• Chapter 5 looks at attempts to explain violent political dissent and the surge of revolutionary movements.• The Communist authorities have done nothing less than silence all public dissent.• At no time, however, did they use such draconian measures to stifle dissent.• Ministers might justly argue that in this case the dissent is also politically ambiguous, given the diverse support for the amendment.• Anti-war dissent was increasing by the time Nixon took office.voices of dissent• Although voices of dissent are being heard, there is no sign of the supermodel phenomenon abating in the near future.• He said there would always be some voices of dissent.• The voices of dissent were effectively smothered.

Related topics: Government

dissent2 verb [intransitive]  1  PGRRto say that you disagree with an official decision or accepted opinion 〔对官方决定或公认观点〕持异议，不同意dissent from Few historians would dissent from this view. 几乎没有历史学家对此观点持异议。 There are some dissenting voices (=people who do not agree) among the undergraduates. 大学生中有一些反对的呼声。► see thesaurus at disagree2. law if a judge dissents, they say formally that they do not agree with the other judges in a law case 〔讼案中某法官对其他法官的判决〕持异议，不同意→ See Verb table

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dissent• The decision was supported by almost everyone. Baldwin was the only one to dissent.• The barrister member, Miss Anne Rafferty, dissented.• I respectfully dissent and would reverse.• Romer L.J., at p. 652, did not dissent but expressed a doubt.• We do not dissent from that proposition.• Another dissented from the final figure, holding out for a lower award.• No one dared dissent from the official party line.• That ratification depends on Parliament only dissenting in legally ambiguous ways?• Justice Frank Murphy dissented separately and voted to affirm the conviction.• Blair would be wise to listen to some of the dissenting voices in his party.dissenting voices• There were only a couple of critically dissenting voices.• With dissenting voices now silent, it became easier to bomb than to talk.• Very few dissenting voices were heard on the left.Origin dissent2 (1400-1500) Latin dissentire, from sentire “to feel”

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dis‧sent¹ /dɪˈsent/ noun
1. [uncountable] refusal to agree with an official decision or accepted opinion
   SYN  opposition ⇨ consent, assent:
    the ruthless suppression of political dissent
    These voices of dissent grew louder.
2. [countable] law a statement by a judge giving their reasons for disagreeing with the other judges in a law case

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dissent² verb [intransitive]1. to say that you disagree with an official decision or accepted opinion
    dissent from
    Few historians would dissent from this view.
    There are some dissenting voices (=people who do not agree) among the undergraduates.
2. law if a judge dissents, they say formally that they do not agree with the other judges in a law case
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ disagree/not agree to have a different opinion from someone else about something: Scholars disagree about the meaning of the poem. | I don’t agree with a word of what she says.
   ▪ be divided/split if a group of people is divided or split on something, some of them have one opinion and others have a completely different opinion: The party is divided on this issue.
   ▪ differ if two or more people differ about something, they have different opinions from each other about it: The two men differed on how to handle the crisis.
   ▪ not see eye to eye used to say that two people have different opinions and ideas so that it is difficult for them to be friends or work together: Some of the teachers don’t see eye to eye with the principal of the school.
   ▪ be mistaken used to say that you disagree with someone’s opinion and that you think they are wrong: People are mistaken if they think that this problem will go away on its own.
   ▪ take issue with somebody/something formal to express strong disagreement with an idea or with what someone has said or done: A number of people took issue with the mayor’s decision.
   ▪ dissent formal to say publicly that you disagree with an official opinion or one that most people accept: Two members of the jury dissented from the majority verdict.