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dissents

dissents is the plural of dissent.

dissents is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dissent.

Meaning of dissent

Noun

dissent (countable and uncountable, plural dissents)

  1. Disagreement with the ideas, doctrines, decrees, etc. of a political party, government or religion.
    • ethnopolitical dissent
  2. An act of disagreeing with, or deviating from, the views and opinions of those holding authority.
  3. (Anglo-American common law) A separate opinion filed in a case by judges who disagree with the outcome of the majority of the court in that case
  4. A violation that arises when disagreement with an official call is expressed in an inappropriate manner such as foul language, rude gestures, or failure to comply.
    • City had been woeful, their anger at their own inertia summed up when Samir Nasri received a booking for dissent, and they did not have a shot on target until the 66th minute.2014 March 9, Jacob Steinberg, “Wigan shock Manchester City in FA Cup again to reach semi-finals”, in The Guardian

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Questions about dissents

What is dissents the plural of?
Dissents is the plural of dissent.

Words near dissents in the dictionary

  1. dissentiously
  2. dissentism
  3. dissentive
  4. dissentment
  5. dissentments
  6. dissents
  7. dissepiment
  8. dissepimental
  9. dissepimentarial
  10. dissepimentarium
  11. dissepimented

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