Definition of dissent - WordReference.com Dictionary

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dissent
A	noun
	1	protest, objection, dissent
			the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚group action ╚resistance ╚protest, objection, dissent ╚walkout ╚demonstration; manifestation ╚direct action ╚boycott
	2	dissent
			a difference of opinion
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚speech act ╚disagreement ╚dissent
	3	dissent
			(law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority; "he expressed his dissent in a contrary opinion"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚speech act ╚objection ╚dissent
B	verb
	1	dissent
			withhold assent; "Several Republicans dissented"
		Category Tree: disagree; differ; dissent; take issue ╚dissent
	2	disagree, differ, dissent, take issue
			be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions"

	3	protest, resist, dissent
			express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country"
		Category Tree: think; cogitate; cerebrate ╚judge ╚reject ╚renounce; repudiate ╚refute; rebut ╚oppose; controvert; contradict ╚protest, resist, dissent ╚rebel; renegade ╚rebel; arise; rise; rise up ╚demonstrate; march ╚strike; walk out

brook little dissent from any quarter
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