dissent from

Frequency: 7.010.5 per million words

Indicates a deviation or disagreement from a majority opinion, established belief, or group.

dissentNOUN + PREPOSITION

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Examples (10)

  • His dissent from his family's religious beliefs caused a lot of ill-feeling.
  • The judge's written dissent from the majority ruling was published yesterday.
  • Her paper outlined a clear dissent from the established scientific consensus.
  • Any dissent from the official party doctrine was quickly silenced.
  • My written dissent from the team's proposal focused on the budget.
  • Their lifestyle represents a conscious dissent from mainstream consumer culture.
  • There was little dissent from the view that the project was a failure.
  • Martin Luther's dissent from the teachings of the Catholic Church sparked the Reformation.
  • I must express my dissent from the committee's final decision.
  • A single voice of dissent from the crowd can sometimes change everything.