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
But she also said that she wrote her dissent “not as a Latina who’s insulted,” but to convince Kavanaugh he was breaking with precedent.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026
Guinea has experienced repeated periods of instability since independence, marked by military coups, contested elections and violent crackdowns on dissent.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 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
I shook my head: it required a degree of courage, excited as he was becoming, even to risk that mute sign of dissent.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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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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