dissent
Example Sentences
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For example, North Korea has established five-household surveillance-system groups, demanding they hold routine criticism sessions to monitor dissent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
They also warn the rules could be misused to target critics and clamp down on dissent.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
In a 1994 dissent from a denial of certiorari in a death case, Blackmun anticipated Sotomayor’s Reed dissent 32 years later.
From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026
People fed up with rolling blackouts have staged sporadic protests in recent days, banging pots and shouting slogans against the government, rare demonstrations in a country known for repressing dissent.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026
He always spoke quickly, pugnaciously, as though every conversation was an argument, the speed and force of his words suggesting authority and discouraging dissent.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Vocabulary lists containing dissent
The Hunger Games
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Essential Academic Vocabulary for Middle School Students, List 8
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Common Senses: Sent, Sens ("Feel")
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