dissent

Example Sentences

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In recent years, concerns over instability, insecurity and public frustration have occasionally prompted rumours about dissent within the ranks - rumours the military has repeatedly dismissed.

From BBC

Focus will center on how many dissenting votes there are and on any accompanying commentary as investors gauge the likely timing and pace of further interest-rate reductions.

From The Wall Street Journal

Forest's woes were compounded when Elliot Anderson was sent off for dissent in stoppage time.

From Barron's

Judge Gregory Katsas made a strong argument in dissent that the ordinary meaning of “for cause” when the law was passed was simply “relating to the conduct, ability, fitness, or competence of the officer.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The two had dissented on the Fed’s December rate cut.

From Barron's