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dissent

Dissent means to differ in opinion. (verb)

An example of dissent is for two children to disagree over who gets to play with a specific toy.

Dissent is a disagreement in opinion. (noun)

An example of dissent is the decision to vote differently from one's friends in the student council election.

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See dissent in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See dissent in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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