dissenting

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adjective

dis·​sent·​ing di-ˈsen-tiŋ How to pronounce dissenting (audio)
variants often Dissenting
Synonyms of dissentingnext
: of or relating to the English Nonconformists
a dissenting church
dissenting merchants

dissenting

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present participle of dissent entry 1

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Adjective dissenting views were ruthlessly suppressed under the dictatorship
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The Fed’s interest rate-setting committee is divided and saw the most dissenting votes in more than three decades last month. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 13 May 2026 Board member Renee Paschall cast the lone dissenting vote on the final package. — Elizabeth Sander, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Aug. 2022 The document runs to more than a hundred and fifty pages, and for each question there are affirmative and dissenting studies, as well as some that indicate mixed results. — The New Yorker, 3 June 2022 The new gun law was passed by New Zealand’s parliament near-unanimously, with only a single dissenting vote. — Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 May 2022 See All Example Sentences for dissenting

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First Known Use

Adjective

1644, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dissenting was in 1644

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“Dissenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dissenting. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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