dissent

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun (law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority
  2. noun a difference of opinion
  3. noun the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent

Etymology

From Middle English dissenten, from Latin dissentiō, dissentīre (“to differ in sentiments, disagree, be at odds, contradict, quarrel”), from dis- + sentiō, sentīre (see sense).

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