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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adjective.
disagreeing, especially with a majority.
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adjective.
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."