dissent

US: /dɪˈsɛnt/
UK: /dɪsˈɛnt/


English Vietnamese dictionary


dissent /di'sent/
  • danh từ
    • sự bất đồng quan điểm, sự bất đồng ý kiến
    • (tôn giáo) sự không theo nhà thờ chính thống, sự không quy phục nhà thờ chính thống
    • nội động từ
      • (+ from) bất đồng quan điểm, bất đồng ý kiến
      • (tôn giáo) không theo nhà thờ chính thống, không quy phục nhà thờ chính thống

    Advanced English dictionary


    noun, verb
    + noun
    1 [U] the fact of having or expressing opinions that are different from those that are officially accepted: political / religious dissent + Voices of dissent began to rise against the established authority in the 1950s and 1960s. + Stability only exists in the country because dissent has been suppressed.
    2 [C] (AmE) a judge's statement giving reasons why he or she disagrees with a decision made by the other judges in a court case
    + verb [V] ~ (from sth) (formal) to have or express opinions that are different from those that are officially accepted: Only two ministers dissented from the official view.
    dissenting adjective: dissenting groups / voices / views / opinion

    Collocation dictionary


    ADJ.

    serious, strong
    He would brook no serious dissent.
    | growing | internal
    internal party dissent
    | political, religious
    Political dissent is not tolerated.

    VERB + DISSENT

    arouse, cause, provoke | express, show
    There are many ways of expressing dissent.
    | brook, tolerate | stifle, suppress
    The regime ruthlessly suppresses all dissent.

    PREP.

    ~ against
    popular dissent against the Church
    | ~ from
    His dissent from his family's religious beliefs caused a lot of ill-feeling.

    PHRASES

    a voice of dissent
    In the early 1960s, the voices of dissent began to rise.


    Concise English dictionary


    dissents|dissented|dissentingdɪ'sent
    noun
    +(law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority
    +a difference of opinion
    +the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
    verb
    +withhold assent
    +express opposition through action or words
    +be of different opinions