dissent
US /dɪˈsɛnt/
・UK /dɪ'sent/
B2TOEIC
n. (u.)Uncountable NounDifference of opinion; a disagreement
There was much dissent over the new policies
v.i.Intransitive VerbTo differ in opinion
Workers around the world dissent when the bosses take advantage of them
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Why You Need to Have a Proper Adolescence
- tolerate dissent and force us to disown bits of ourselves in order to retain their love.
tolerate dissent and force us to disown bits of ourselves in order to retain their love.
The World in 2021: five stories to watch out for | The Economist
- The pandemic has made it easier to block opposition and dissent
The pandemic has made it easier to block opposition and dissent
How China crushed Hong Kong
- ...which clamped down on any form of dissent
...which clamped down on any form of dissent
US judge allows Columbia graduate Mahmoud Khalil to be deported | BBC News
- This is a case where the United States government has created a policy targeting Palestinian activists and specifically Mahmoud Khalil for arrest, detention, and potential removal because the United States government disagrees with his constitutionally protected right to dissent from US foreign policy.
This is a case where the United States government has created a policy targeting Palestinian activists and specifically Mahmoud Khalil for arrest, detention, and potential removal because the United States government disagrees with his constitutionally protected right to dissent from US foreign policy.
- potential removal because the United States government disagrees with his constitutionally protected right to dissent from U.S.
potential removal because the United States government disagrees with his constitutionally protected right to dissent from U.S.
“There Is a Collision Coming,” Tucker Carlson and Jordan Peterson's 2024 Predictions
- And I guess I dissent a little bit from the much more optimistic view that you have, both of you, which I really appreciate hearing, and I want to believe it, but that in the end, the will of the people matters.
And I guess I dissent a little bit from the much more optimistic view that you have, both of you, which I really appreciate hearing, and I want to believe it, but that in the end, the will of the people matters.
- And I guess I dissent a little bit from the much more optimistic view that you have, both of you, which I really appreciate hearing and I want to believe it,
And I guess I dissent a little bit from the much more optimistic view that you have, both of you, which I really appreciate hearing and I want to believe it,
Words with Silent 'C' | English Vocabulary Lesson
- Listen very carefully and repeat after me. abscess ascend assent crescent conscience conscious descend dissent disciple discipline fascinate fluorescent isosceles luminescent muscle miscellaneous obscene scissors science scenario scenic sent seen resuscitate Good guys.
Listen very carefully and repeat after me. abscess ascend assent crescent conscience conscious descend dissent disciple discipline fascinate fluorescent isosceles luminescent muscle miscellaneous obscene scissors science scenario scenic sent seen resuscitate Good guys.
Steven Pinker's "Why free speech is fundamental"
- Why do dictators brook no dissent?
Why do dictators brook no dissent?
- Why do dictators brook no dissent? One can imagine autocrats who feathered their nests
Why do dictators brook no dissent? One can imagine autocrats who feathered their nests
Is Trump winning? | The Gray Area
- They are doing it badly right because it is one thing to say we're gonna make it hard for the US government to Conduct key administrative functions be it funding scientific research or you know Managing the health of our rivers and other pollution related things or even the the basic competence of the US military Which Pete Hex has seems to be very busily and very busy destroying for basically culture war purposes but it's actually an entirely different thing to build an effective system for repressing dissent and Controlling the outcome of elections, right that's building That's an affirmative project and you need to create state institutions and policies that deliver that particular outcome So you can't just do vandalism there, right?
They are doing it badly right because it is one thing to say we're gonna make it hard for the US government to Conduct key administrative functions be it funding scientific research or you know Managing the health of our rivers and other pollution related things or even the the basic competence of the US military Which Pete Hex has seems to be very busily and very busy destroying for basically culture war purposes but it's actually an entirely different thing to build an effective system for repressing dissent and Controlling the outcome of elections, right that's building That's an affirmative project and you need to create state institutions and policies that deliver that particular outcome So you can't just do vandalism there, right?
- Um, but it's actually an entirely different thing to build an effective system for repressing dissent and controlling the outcome of elections, right?
Um, but it's actually an entirely different thing to build an effective system for repressing dissent and controlling the outcome of elections, right?
From spy to president: The rise of Vladimir Putin
- In 2012, he cracked down on human rights and civil liberties, making clear there was no room for dissent in his Russia.
In 2012, he cracked down on human rights and civil liberties, making clear there was no room for dissent in his Russia.
- for dissent in his Russia. Using state
for dissent in his Russia. Using state
The Psychology of Collective Thinking | How Group Beliefs Take Over Minds
- This term, coined by psychologist Irving Janis, describes what happens when the desire for harmony or conformity overrides independent thinking, dissent gets silenced, and
This term, coined by psychologist Irving Janis, describes what happens when the desire for harmony or conformity overrides independent thinking, dissent gets silenced, and
- Dissent gets silenced, and bad decisions often follow.
Dissent gets silenced, and bad decisions often follow.