1
as in discord
a lack of agreement or harmony
considerable dissent within the party's rank and file
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as in dissidence
departure from a generally accepted theory, opinion, or practice
the church reacted to any form of dissent by promptly excommunicating its proponents
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as in to disagree
to have a different opinion
anyone who dissented was encouraged to speak out while they had the chance
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Recent Examples of dissent
Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 May 2026
While there may be growing complaints about the war as economic stagnation sets in, Rosin sees little sign of unrest, given the tight control of the security services on dissent.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 23 May 2026
Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026
Stewart and former Mayor Rory Rowland cast the only two dissenting votes against the $6 billion tax break package which the city council passed for Nebius in March.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
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Noun
Dipke also took pains to distance the movement from comparisons to violent Gen Z uprisings in Nepal and Bangladesh, saying the CJP would maintain peaceful dissent within the bounds of the Constitution of India.
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 May 2026
While there may be growing complaints about the war as economic stagnation sets in, Rosin sees little sign of unrest, given the tight control of the security services on dissent.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 23 May 2026
Verb
The mayor cast the lone dissenting vote.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026
Stewart and former Mayor Rory Rowland cast the only two dissenting votes against the $6 billion tax break package which the city council passed for Nebius in March.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissent
Noun
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Today, the entire country faces far too much discord.—
Steven D. Reske,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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After the meeting, in a sign of discord among the caucus, GOP leadership dropped plans to have a series of votes on a package that would fund immigration enforcement agencies within the Department of Homeland Security.—
Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
22 May 2026
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Given that women in other countries do wear lipstick as an act of resistance today, suggesting that American feminists did so in 1912 conflates their wildly different cultural contexts, and blurs one’s sense of what constitutes public dissidence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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The dissidence of Minneapolis reminds me of the Argentinian mothers who found themselves in an impossible situation during the military junta of the late 1970s.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
30 Jan. 2026
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Davis’ ability to reflect and respond with his pithy probing of the disagreeing chord turned chaos into something cogent.—
Steven D. Reske,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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Something about Milwaukee during the regular season seems to disagree with the Dodgers.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
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But partisan strife has a long reach.—
Shayla Love,
The Atlantic,
24 May 2026
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Rumors and speculation about internal strife within the Kremlin were widespread.—
Anna Nemtsova,
Time,
23 May 2026
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Convicted of heresy, Joan of Arc was executed by burning at the stake.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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But at least one image has to remain in place lest FIFA commit heresy.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Improving squad planning In recent years — even when the team stood at the top of European football — there was friction with coaches such as Zinedine Zidane and Ancelotti regarding squad planning, because neither held significant decision-making power and both believed more signings were needed.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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Day-to-day, sweat, humidity and friction are the routine wear-and-tear concerns.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2026
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In that movie, Keating taught English and poetry, so his open mind and nonconformity worked.—
Andy Hoglund,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Apr. 2026
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Whether Barbara always had such strong feelings about womanhood or developed them in reaction to her kid’s gender nonconformity is unclear.—
Isle McElroy,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
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Currie noted that as the conflict drags on, global oil inventories continue to decline.—
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CNBC,
26 May 2026
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The deeper issue is that biological threats increasingly overlap with national security, migration, urbanization, environmental degradation, and irregular conflict.—
Steve Brozak,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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“Dissent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissent. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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