dissent from an opinion

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• A Scientific Dissent From Darwinism — (or Dissent From Darwinism) is a statement issued in 2001 by the Discovery Institute, a conservative non profit public policy think tank based in Seattle, Washington, USA, best known for its advocacy of intelligent design. The statement expresses …   Wikipedia

• dissent — dis·sent 1 /di sent/ vi 1: to withhold assent or approval unfair squeezeout transactions the kind to which public shareholders seem most likely to dissent R. C. Clark see also appraisal ◇ A shareholder who dissents from a proposed transaction may …   Law dictionary

• Dissent — Dis*sent , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dissented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dissenting}.] [L. dissentire, dissentum; dis + sentire to feel, think. See {Sense}.] 1. To differ in opinion; to be of unlike or contrary sentiment; to disagree; followed by from. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• dissent — dis|sent1 [dıˈsent] n 1.) [U] refusal to agree with an official decision or accepted opinion = ↑opposition →↑consent, assent ↑assent ▪ the ruthless suppression of political dissent ▪ These voices of dissent grew louder and louder. 2.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• opinion — A document prepared by an attorney for his client, embodying his understanding of the law as applicable to a state of facts submitted to him for that purpose; e.g. an opinion of an attorney as to the marketability of a land title as determined… …   Black's law dictionary

• dissent — Synonyms and related words: Evangelicalism, Protestantism, Reform, Zwinglianism, abnegation, aggressiveness, agree to differ, agree to disagree, antagonism, antipathy, apostasy, argumentation, averseness, aversion, backlash, backwardness, balk,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Dissent aversion — is the judicial phenomenon that implies that judges do not like dissenting opinions nor do they like to dissent themselves. A common example is as follows: On a panel of three judges, only one feels strongly about the decision. One of the two… …   Wikipedia

• Dissent — Dis*sent , n. 1. The act of dissenting; difference of opinion; refusal to adopt something proposed; nonagreement, nonconcurrence, or disagreement. [1913 Webster] The dissent of no small number [of peers] is frequently recorded. Hallam. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• dissent — [di sent′] vi. [ME dissenten < L dissentire < dis , apart + sentire, to feel, think: see SEND1] 1. to differ in belief or opinion; disagree: often with from 2. to reject the doctrines and forms of an established church n. the act of… …   English World dictionary

• Dissent — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Dissent >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 dissent dissent Sgm: N 1 discordance discordance &c.(disagreement) 24 Sgm: N 1 difference diversity of opinion difference diversity of opinion GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 nonconformity… …   English dictionary for students

• dissent — dissentingly, adv. /di sent /, v.i. 1. to differ in sentiment or opinion, esp. from the majority; withhold assent; disagree (often fol. by from): Two of the justices dissented from the majority decision. 2. to disagree with the methods, goals,… …   Universalium