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Dissenting

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v. Present participle of dissent.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. disagreeing, especially with a majority.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Having the character of dissent; belonging to or connected with a body of dissenters: as, a dissenting minister or congregation; a dissenting chapel. See dissenter.

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adj. disagreeing, especially with a majority

Word Usage

"Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson gave it vivid expression many years ago when he said, in dissenting from a free-speech decision he thought doctrinaire, that the Bill of Rights should not be made into a suicide pact."

Equivalent

negative

Cross Reference

dissenting chapels acts

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

dissentient dissident

Verb Stem

dissent

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

brenning cementing circumventing consenting denning