dissent

Definition

To disagree; to withhold assent. Construed with from (or, formerly, to).

Etymology

From Middle English dissenten, from Latin dissentire (“to differ in sentiments, disagree, be at odds, contradict, quarrel”), from dis- + sentire (see sense).

Example Sentences

• "Where a trustee refuses either to assent or dissent, the Court will itself exercise his authority."
• "Those who openly dissented from the acts which the King had carried through the Parliament."
• "Some are so eristical and teasty, that they will not ... bear with any that dissent."