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DISSENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("dissent" is a kind of...):
resistance (group action in opposition to those in power)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dissent"):
boycott (a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies)
direct action (a protest action by labor or minority groups to obtain their demands)
demonstration; manifestation (a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature))
walkout (the act of walking out (of a meeting or organization) as a sign of protest)
Derivation:
dissent (express opposition through action or words)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("dissent" is a kind of...):
disagreement (the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing)
Derivation:
dissent (be of different opinions)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority
Example:
he expressed his dissent in a contrary opinion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("dissent" is a kind of...):
objection (the speech act of objecting)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Derivation:
dissent (be of different opinions)
dissentious (dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion))
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they dissent ... he / she / it dissents
Past simple: dissented
-ing form: dissenting
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
Several Republicans dissented
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "dissent" is one way to...):
differ; disagree; dissent; take issue (be of different opinions)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Antonym:
assent (to agree or express agreement)
Derivation:
dissentient (disagreeing, especially with a majority)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Example:
She disagrees with her husband on many questions
Synonyms:
differ; disagree; dissent; take issue
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "dissent"):
dissent (withhold assent)
clash (disagree violently)
contradict; contravene; negate (deny the truth of)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
dissension (disagreement among those expected to cooperate)
dissension (a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters)
dissent (a difference of opinion)
dissent ((law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority)
dissenter (a person who dissents from some established policy)
dissentient (disagreeing, especially with a majority)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Express opposition through action or words
Example:
dissent to the laws of the country
Synonyms:
dissent; protest; resist
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "dissent" is one way to...):
contradict; controvert; oppose (be resistant to)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "dissent"):
strike; walk out (stop work in order to press demands)
demonstrate; march (march in protest; take part in a demonstration)
arise; rebel; rise; rise up (take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance)
rebel; renegade (break with established customs)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Derivation:
dissent (the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent)
dissenter (a person who dissents from some established policy)
dissentient (disagreeing, especially with a majority)
Context examples:
She attended to all that Mrs. Jennings had to say upon the subject, with an unchanging complexion, dissented from her in nothing, and was heard three times to say, Yes, ma'am.—She listened to her praise of Lucy with only moving from one chair to another, and when Mrs. Jennings talked of Edward's affection, it cost her only a spasm in her throat.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)