Get to know Dissenting better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like dissident or negative.
Dissenting in a sentence
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Dissenting meaning
present participle and gerund of dissent
Using Dissenting
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of dissent
- Useful related words include: dissentient, dissident, negative.
- In the example corpus, dissenting often appears in combinations such as: dissenting voices, the dissenting, dissenting vote.
Context around Dissenting
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 9 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dissenting
- In this selection, "dissenting" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, lone, sullivan, ericksen, vote, opinion and top stand out and add context to how "dissenting" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include the lone dissenting vote and a single dissenting vote because. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dissenting" sits close to words such as andersen, burroughs and cadillac, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dissenting
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Bolton, Kalmick and Moser were the dissenting votes. (8 words)
Councilmember Traci Park cast the lone dissenting vote. (8 words)
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., was the lone dissenting vote. (10 words)
Because if the newspapers, the TV stations, and the social-media giants allowed free and open discussion about the so-called Covid pandemic—with dissenting top scientists fully represented and giving their data—the whole scam would collapse in a week. (41 words)
Perverse as it may be, the revolution was and is still very adept at the use of nicknames and adjectives to discredit and ridicule any dissenting figurehead — a feat that’s easier to accomplish when you’ve effectively political satire. (40 words)
Commissioner Jeff Norland cast the lone dissenting vote on the PUD because the eight-unit condominium building won’t have indoor parking, which he said would be an important amenity to be able to sell those types of units. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
Hansen was joined by Commissioners Nate McLaughlin and Don O’Brien, with Dave Sullivan dissenting every time, and Charlie Ericksen dissenting most of the time.
Because if the newspapers, the TV stations, and the social-media giants allowed free and open discussion about the so-called Covid pandemic—with dissenting top scientists fully represented and giving their data—the whole scam would collapse in a week.
Bolton, Kalmick and Moser were the dissenting votes.
But Justice Sonia Sotomayor argued in a dissenting opinion that affirmative action has been used as an effective tool for promoting diversity and inclusion in higher education.
Commissioner Jeff Norland cast the lone dissenting vote on the PUD because the eight-unit condominium building won’t have indoor parking, which he said would be an important amenity to be able to sell those types of units.
Councilmember Traci Park cast the lone dissenting vote.
Councilwoman Michelle Langdon cast the dissenting vote because she said she felt the earned-income tax should have been lowered.
Councilwoman Natalie Meeks was the lone dissenting vote who called for a scaled down request centered on just extending operating hours and not increasing programming.
However, Justice Roberts contended that the dissenting judges had ignored elements of the statute that they disagreed with.
Justice Alito’s dissenting opinion, which Justice Thomas joined, was bitter.
Justice Nagarathna differed from the majority view, and delivered a dissenting judgment.
On 26th September 1979, Williams, who was the presiding judge, and others decided the case in favour of Shagari, with only Eso dissenting.
One of the more prominent nodes in this dissenting ecosystem was founded in April 2020 by Toby Young, a longtime British journalist and public intellectual, conservative-leaning but generally well-regarded.
Perverse as it may be, the revolution was and is still very adept at the use of nicknames and adjectives to discredit and ridicule any dissenting figurehead — a feat that’s easier to accomplish when you’ve effectively political satire.
Recently, independent journalists have been exposing a massive censorship operation by the US government to control content on social media and eliminate any dissenting voices.
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., was the lone dissenting vote.
Supposedly, the Party was willing to elect him without a single dissenting vote because he is very friendly.
The dispute stemmed from a by a divided three-judge panel on the San Francisco-based appeals court, with two Democratic appointees in the majority and a Republican appointee dissenting.
The justices voted along ideological lines, with the conservative majority ruling in favor of the plaintiff and the liberal justices dissenting.
There was a need to take the opinion of the Parliament and this is the decision of the dissenting judge which is correct.
Common combinations with dissenting
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: