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Meaning of dissent

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  dissent
      n 1: (law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of
           the majority; "he expressed his dissent in a contrary
           opinion"
      2: a difference of opinion
      3: the act of protesting; a public (often organized)
         manifestation of dissent [syn: {protest}, {objection},
         {dissent}]
      v 1: withhold assent; "Several Republicans dissented" [ant:
           {accede}, {acquiesce}, {assent}]
      2: express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the
         laws of the country" [syn: {protest}, {resist}, {dissent}]
      3: be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees
         with her husband on many questions" [syn: {disagree},
         {differ}, {dissent}, {take issue}] [ant: {agree}, {concord},
         {concur}, {hold}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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