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Definitions for dissenting
dis·sent·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
dissentient, dissenting(a), dissidentadjective
disagreeing, especially with a majority
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dissenting
Dissent is an opinion, philosophy or sentiment of non-agreement or opposition to a prevailing idea or policy enforced under the authority of a government, political party or other entity or individual. A dissenting person may be referred to as a dissenter. The term's antonyms include agreement, consensus (when all or nearly all parties agree on something) and consent (when one party agrees to a proposition made by another).
Webster Dictionary
Dissenting
of Dissent
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dissenting in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dissenting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of dissenting in a Sentence
While we continue to believe that this third version fails that test, there is no question that by striking down the first two travel bans, the judiciary forced a recalcitrant administration to at least give its order the veil of constitutionality, we continue to believe, as do four dissenting justices, that the travel ban is unconstitutional, unprecedented, unnecessary and un-American.
Omarosa Manigault Newman can not even get a straight answer about the amount of materials wrongfully possessed, this is premature, retaliatory and yet another attempt to silence a dissenting voice.
We were disappointed that with two members dissenting, the commission disregarded Chief Judge Murray's thoughtful analysis and ignored the great weight of the evidence in reversing on a single issue.
The government of Iran should not silence critical or dissenting voices under the guise of vague and unsubstantiated national security concerns.
Most Americans do believe that there is a link between screen violence and real world aggression, but they don’t think it affects them or their children - only others. In addition, the media itself often portrays the issue as being contentious, whereas in fact hundreds of studies and several large meta-analyses have shown that there is a definitive( albeit small to moderate) link between virtual violence and real world aggression. It is always possible to find a dissenting scientist( think climate change), but the truth is for the vast majority of researchers, this is settled science.
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