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dissent

(n): (law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority

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(n): the speech act of objecting

(n): a difference of opinion

(n): the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing

(n): the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent

(n): group action in opposition to those in power

(v): withhold assent

(v): be of different opinions

(v): express opposition through action or words

(v): be resistant to

(v): be of different opinions

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6 months ago kewpid said:

Offering a beacon to a later, more enlightened time, when the errors of
the majority will be acknowledged and corrected.

10 months ago seanahan said:

"Has there ever been a society which has died of dissent? Several have died of conformity in our lifetime." -- Jacob Bronowski

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