Dissent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

a difference of opinion

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈɜːmæsts/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsˈɛnt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsˈɛnt/

2 syllables Say it as /dˈɜːmæsts/.

Examples

he expressed his dissent in a contrary opinion
Several Republicans dissented
dissent to the laws of the country

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

resist objection take issue protest differ disagree

Antonyms

agree assent

Parts of Speech

noun	(law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority “he expressed his dissent in a contrary opinion”
noun	a difference of opinion
noun	the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
verb	withhold assent “Several Republicans dissented”
verb	express opposition through action or words “dissent to the laws of the country”
verb	be of different opinions “I beg to differ!”

Word Forms

dissentious	adjective	dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)
dissent	verb	be of different opinions
protest	verb	express opposition through action or words
object	verb	be averse to or express disapproval of
dissentient	adjective	disagreeing, especially with a majority
protestant	adjective	protesting
protest	noun	the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
protester	noun	a person who dissents from some established policy
resistive	adjective	disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority
resistant	adjective	disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority
dissent	noun	the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
dissenter	noun	a person who dissents from some established policy
disagreement	noun	a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
difference	noun	a disagreement or argument about something important
dissension	noun	a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Dissens

(Recht) der Unterschied zwischen der Meinung eines Richters und der Meinung der Mehrheit

🇫🇷French

contestation

(loi) la différence entre l'opinion d'un juge et celle de la majorité

🇪🇸Spanish

disentimiento

(ley) la diferencia entre la opinión de un juez y la de la mayoría

🇮🇹Italian

dissenso

(legge) la differenza tra l'opinione di un giudice e quella della maggioranza

🇳🇱Dutch

onenigheid

(wet) het verschil tussen de mening van één rechter en die van de meerderheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

dissidência

(lei) a diferença entre a opinião de um juiz e a da maioria

🇷🇺Russian

несогласие

(закон) отличие мнения одного судьи от мнения большинства

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मतभेद

(कानून) एक न्यायाधीश की राय और बहुमत की राय का अंतर

🇧🇩Bengali

ভিন্নমত

(আইন) সংখ্যাগরিষ্ঠের থেকে একজন বিচারকের মতামতের পার্থক্য

🇮🇳Tamil

கருத்து வேறுபாடு

(சட்டம்) ஒரு நீதிபதியின் கருத்து பெரும்பான்மையினரின் கருத்து வேறுபாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

అసమ్మతి

(చట్టం) మెజారిటీ అభిప్రాయానికి ఒక న్యాయమూర్తి అభిప్రాయానికి తేడా

🇮🇳Marathi

मतभेद

(कायदा) एका न्यायाधीशाच्या मताचा बहुसंख्य मतांपेक्षा फरक

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસંમતિ

(કાયદો) બહુમતીના અભિપ્રાયથી એક ન્યાયાધીશના અભિપ્રાયનો તફાવત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭಿನ್ನಾಭಿಪ್ರಾಯ

(ಕಾನೂನು) ಬಹುಮತದಿಂದ ಒಬ್ಬ ನ್ಯಾಯಾಧೀಶರ ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯದ ವ್ಯತ್ಯಾಸ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിയോജിപ്പ്

(നിയമം) ഭൂരിപക്ഷത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ഒരു ജഡ്ജിയുടെ അഭിപ്രായത്തിൻ്റെ വ്യത്യാസം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਹਿਮਤੀ

(ਕਾਨੂੰਨ) ਬਹੁਮਤ ਤੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਜੱਜ ਦੀ ਰਾਏ ਦਾ ਅੰਤਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

اختلاف

(قانون) اکثریت کی رائے سے ایک جج کی رائے کا فرق

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

异议

（法律）一位法官的意见与多数人意见的差异

🇯🇵Japanese

反対する

(法律) 一人の裁判官の意見と多数派の意見の相違

🇰🇷Korean

불찬성

(법) 한 판사의 의견과 다수의 의견의 차이

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bất đồng chính kiến

(luật) sự khác biệt giữa ý kiến của một thẩm phán với ý kiến của đa số

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่เห็นด้วย

(กฎหมาย) ความเห็นของผู้พิพากษาคนหนึ่งแตกต่างจากคนส่วนใหญ่

🇮🇩Indonesian

perbedaan pendapat

(hukum) perbedaan pendapat seorang hakim dengan pendapat mayoritas

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi pagsang-ayon

(batas) ang pagkakaiba ng opinyon ng isang hukom sa opinyon ng nakararami

🇲🇾Malay

perbezaan pendapat

(undang-undang) perbezaan pendapat seorang hakim dengan majoriti

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

معارضة

(قانون) اختلاف رأي القاضي عن رأي الأغلبية

🇮🇷Persian

مخالفت

(قانون) اختلاف نظر یک قاضی با اکثریت

🇹🇷Turkish

muhalif

(Hukuk) bir hakimin görüşü ile çoğunluğun görüşü arasındaki fark

🇮🇱Hebrew

התנגדות

(חוק) ההבדל של דעת שופט אחד מזו של הרוב

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