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
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