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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:

dissent; objection; protest

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:

A difference of opinion

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) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Withhold assent

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:

Be of different opinions

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)

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 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)