dissenting
adjective
dis·sent·ing
di-ˈsen-tiŋ 
often capitalized
: of or relating to the English Nonconformists
a dissenting church
dissenting merchants
Synonyms
Examples of dissenting in a Sentence
dissenting views were ruthlessly suppressed under the dictatorship
Recent Examples on the Web
In the dissenting view, the star collapses to the edge of the event horizon and then hovers there, or rebounds and explodes.
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Corey S. Powell, Discover Magazine, 26 Feb. 2015
The document runs to more than a hundred and fifty pages, and for each question there are affirmative and dissenting studies, as well as some that indicate mixed results.
—The New Yorker, 3 June 2022
Board member Renee Paschall cast the lone dissenting vote on the final package.
—Elizabeth Sander, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Aug. 2022
The new gun law was passed by New Zealand’s parliament near-unanimously, with only a single dissenting vote.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 May 2022
Los Angeles City Councilwoman Nithya Raman was the sole dissenting vote.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2022
No Russian official who spoke gave a dissenting view.
—Nomaan Merchant and Vladimir Isachenkov, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Mar. 2022
But others said no harm would be done by allowing the restaurant owner to express a dissenting view.
—Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2021
The House approved its map, 158-1, last week, with Representative Lenny Mirra, a Georgetown Republican, providing the lone dissenting vote.
—BostonGlobe.com, 27 Oct. 2021
Corey S. Powell, Discover Magazine, 26 Feb. 2015
The document runs to more than a hundred and fifty pages, and for each question there are affirmative and dissenting studies, as well as some that indicate mixed results.
—The New Yorker, 3 June 2022
Board member Renee Paschall cast the lone dissenting vote on the final package.
—Elizabeth Sander, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Aug. 2022
The new gun law was passed by New Zealand’s parliament near-unanimously, with only a single dissenting vote.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 May 2022
Los Angeles City Councilwoman Nithya Raman was the sole dissenting vote.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2022
No Russian official who spoke gave a dissenting view.
—Nomaan Merchant and Vladimir Isachenkov, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Mar. 2022
But others said no harm would be done by allowing the restaurant owner to express a dissenting view.
—Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2021
The House approved its map, 158-1, last week, with Representative Lenny Mirra, a Georgetown Republican, providing the lone dissenting vote.
—BostonGlobe.com, 27 Oct. 2021
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“Dissenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dissenting. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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