- present participle of dissent.
dissenting
Example Sentences
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Former Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., who now serves as the mayor of Oakland, cast the only dissenting vote.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
And as Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson warned in her solo dissenting opinion from the per curiam order, the real issue is not that the court punted a decision on the merits here.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
The motion was approved on a 10-3 vote at Tuesday’s council meeting, with Imelda Padilla, Traci Park and Monica Rodriguez dissenting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
On Wednesday, the two joined Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan in dissenting from the committee’s decision to hold rates steady at 3.5% to 3.75%, voting instead for a rate increase.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
The dissenting group, it’s my privilege and headache to divulge, consists of the three featured players themselves, two female, one male.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
