voices of dissent• Although voices of dissent are being heard, there is no sign of the supermodelphenomenonabating in the nearfuture.• He said there would always be some voices of dissent.• The voices of dissent were effectively smothered.
2.law if a judge dissents, they say formally that they do not agree with the other judges in a law case 〔讼案中某法官对其他法官的判决〕持异议,不同意
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dissent• The decision was supported by almost everyone. Baldwin was the only one to dissent.• The barristermember, Miss Anne Rafferty, dissented.• I respectfully dissent and would reverse.• Romer L.J., at p. 652, did not dissent but expressed a doubt.• We do not dissent from that proposition.• Another dissented from the finalfigure, holding out for a loweraward.• No one dareddissent from the official party line.• That ratification depends on Parliament only dissenting in legally ambiguous ways?• JusticeFrank Murphy dissented separately and voted to affirm the conviction.• Blair would be wise to listen to some of the dissenting voices in his party.
dissenting voices• There were only a couple of critically dissenting voices.• With dissenting voices now silent, it became easier to bomb than to talk.• Very few dissenting voices were heard on the left.