Both Uses of
dissent
in
Bleak House
- "It's two young men in a gig, ma'am, who want to see the house— yes, and if you please, I told them so!" in quick reply to a gesture of dissent from the housekeeper.†
Chpt 7-9 *
- But I must not shrink from a professional duty, even if it sows dissensions in families.†
Chpt 37-39
Definition:
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(dissent) to disagree; or disagreement or conflict -- typically between people who cooperate, and often with official or majority beliefseditor's notes: A Supreme Court dissenting opinion is a written opinion that represents the beliefs of one or more justices who disagreed with the majority.