All 3 Uses of
dissent
in
The Pioneers by Cooper
- The sparks of dissension soon kindled into a blaze; and the colonies, or rather, as they quickly declared themselves, THE STATES, became a scene of strife and bloodshed for years.
Chpt 2 *dissension = disagreement
- Bless me! to think that' he has arrived at manhood in this country, without entering a dissenting * meeting-house!"†
Chpt 12
- To this assertion there were but three dissenting voices, and one dissenting opinion.†
Chpt 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.