The Only Use
dissent
in
1984, by Orwell
(Edited)
- He felt her shoulders give a wriggle of dissent.
p. 135.6dissent = disagreement
Definitions:
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(1)
(dissent) to disagree; or disagreement or conflict -- typically between people who cooperate, and often with official or majority beliefsA Supreme Court dissenting opinion is a written opinion that represents the beliefs of one or more justices who disagreed with the majority.
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)