Thesaurus / dissension
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The internal dissension grew so heated that two employees who complained were granted paid leave — to consider whether they want to stay, the organization said — and a third is considering resigning over it.
A POLITICAL GROUP’S HIRING OF MARK HALPERIN DRAWS PROTESTS FROM STAFFERSPAUL FARHI, SARAH ELLISONAPRIL 22, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThe tone of the dissension is that somehow the Buckeyes strategized this way, that they voluntarily shrank their schedule or dodged opponents.
AN EASY GUIDE TO LOBBYING FOR A COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF SPOT DURING A PANDEMIC: DON’TBARRY SVRLUGADECEMBER 18, 2020WASHINGTON POSTDissension soon arose in the family propos of young Baudelaire's desire for a literary career.
CHARLES BAUDELAIRE, HIS LIFETHOPHILE GAUTIERHe told us himself that, in this time of public dissension, he was resolved to make his fortune.
PRIVATE LETTERS OF EDWARD GIBBON (1753-1794) VOLUME 1 (OF 2)EDWARD GIBBONGeorge therefore started on his work of sowing dissension between them with something in his favour.
THE POLITICAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND - VOL. X.WILLIAM HUNTThe Roman sky was overshadowed with clouds both of foreign invasion and internal dissension.
THE TWO GREAT REPUBLICS: ROME AND THE UNITED STATESJAMES HAMILTON LEWISThe only chance of dissension is about the 'partition of the spoil.'
THE ENGLISH UTILITARIANS, VOLUME II (OF 3)LESLIE STEPHENThis caused discussion and dissension in the nation, and a law was made which banished the goose which had the vision.
PRAIRIE SMOKE (SECOND EDITION, REVISED)MELVIN RANDOLPH GILMOREThis caused great dissension between them when discovered by Mr. Nicholson.
YORKSHIRE ODDITIES, INCIDENTS AND STRANGE EVENTSS. BARING-GOULDEvidently she consented to the recurrence of a vexatious dissension for the enjoyment of having him with her hourly.
LORD ORMONT AND HIS AMINTA, COMPLETEGEORGE MEREDITHWORDS RELATED TO DISSENSION
- bone
- bone of contention
- bone to pick
- clinker
- conflict
- contention
- denial
- difference
- disaccord
- discord
- dissension
- dissidence
- disunity
- far cry
- flak
- hassle
- heresy
- heterodoxy
- misbelief
- nonagreement
- nonconcurrence
- nonconformism
- nonconformity
- nope
- objection
- opposition
- poles apart
- protest
- refusal
- resistance
- schism
- sour note
- spat
- split
- strife
- unorthodoxy
- variance
- bands
- blocs
- bunches
- cabals
- camps
- caucuses
- cells
- circles
- clans
- cliques
- clubs
- coalitions
- combinations
- combines
- combos
- concerns
- conclaves
- confederacies
- conspiracies
- contingents
- coteries
- crews
- crowds
- designs
- divisions
- ententes
- gangs
- guilds
- insiders
- intrigues
- juntas
- knots
- lobbies
- machines
- minorities
- mobs
- networks
- offshoots
- outfits
- parties
- partnerships
- pressure groups
- rings
- schisms
- sections
- sectors
- sects
- sets
- sides
- splinter groups
- teams
- units
- wings
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