dissent

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 [U] the fact of having or expressing opinions that are different from those that are officially accepted: political / religious dissent * Voices of dissent began to rise against the established authority in the 1950s and 1960s. * Stability only exists in the country because dissent has been suppressed. 2 [C] (AmE) a judge's statement giving reasons why he or she disagrees with a decision made by the other judges in a court case verb [V] ~ (from sth) (formal) to have or express opinions that are different from those that are officially accepted: Only two ministers dissented from the official view. dissenting adjective: dissenting groups / voices / views / opinion