Dissent vs. Descent

Dissentverb

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

Dissentverb

(intransitive) To differ from, especially in opinion, beliefs, etc.

Dissentverb

(obsolete) To be different; to have contrary characteristics.

Dissentnoun

Disagreement with the ideas, doctrines, decrees, etc. of a political party, government or religion.

Dissentnoun

An act of disagreeing with, or deviating from, the views and opinions of those holding authority.

Dissentnoun

(Anglo-American common law) A separate opinion filed in a case by judges who disagree with the outcome of the majority of the court in that case

Dissentnoun

(sports) A violation that arises when disagreement with an official call is expressed in an inappropriate manner such as foul language, rude gestures, of failure to comply.

Dissentverb

To differ in opinion; to be of unlike or contrary sentiment; to disagree; - followed by from.

Dissentverb

To differ from an established church in regard to doctrines, rites, or government.

Dissentverb

To differ; to be of a contrary nature.

Dissentnoun

The act of dissenting; difference of opinion; refusal to adopt something proposed; nonagreement, nonconcurrence, or disagreement.

Dissentnoun

Separation from an established church, especially that of England; nonconformity.

Dissentnoun

Contrariety of nature; diversity in quality.

Dissentnoun

(law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority;

Dissentnoun

a difference of opinion

Dissentnoun

the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent

Dissentverb

withhold assent;

Dissentverb

express opposition through action or words;

Dissentverb

be of different opinions;

Dissentnoun

the holding or expression of opinions at variance with those commonly or officially held

Dissentnoun

refusal to accept the doctrines of an established or orthodox Church; nonconformity

Dissentnoun

(in sport) the offence of expressing disagreement with the referee's decision

Dissentnoun

a statement by a judge giving reasons as to why he or she disagrees with a decision made by the other judges in a court case

Dissentverb

hold or express opinions that are at variance with those commonly or officially held

Dissentverb

disagree with the doctrine of an established or orthodox Church.

Dissent

Dissent is an opinion, philosophy or sentiment of non-agreement or opposition to a prevailing idea or policy enforced by a government, political party or other entity or individual in a capacity of contextual authority. A dissenting person may be referred to as a dissenter.

Descentnoun

An instance of descending; act of coming down.

Descentnoun

A way down.

Descentnoun

A sloping passage or incline.

Descentnoun

Lineage or hereditary derivation.

Descentnoun

A drop to a lower status or condition; decline. en

Descentnoun

A falling upon or invasion.

Descentnoun

(topology) A particular extension of the idea of gluing. See Descent (mathematics).

Descentnoun

The act of descending, or passing downward; change of place from higher to lower.

Descentnoun

Incursion; sudden attack; especially, hostile invasion from sea; - often followed by upon or on; as, to make a descent upon the enemy.

Descentnoun

Derivation, as from an ancestor; procedure by generation; lineage; birth; extraction.

Descentnoun

Progress downward, as in station, virtue, as in station, virtue, and the like, from a higher to a lower state, from a higher to a lower state, from the more to the less important, from the better to the worse, etc.

Descentnoun

Transmission of an estate by inheritance, usually, but not necessarily, in the descending line; title to inherit an estate by reason of consanguinity.

Descentnoun

Inclination downward; a descending way; inclined or sloping surface; declivity; slope; as, a steep descent.

Descentnoun

That which is descended; descendants; issue.

Descentnoun

A step or remove downward in any scale of gradation; a degree in the scale of genealogy; a generation.

Descentnoun

Lowest place; extreme downward place.

Descentnoun

a movement downward

Descentnoun

properties attributable to your ancestry;

Descentnoun

the act of changing your location in a downward direction

Descentnoun

the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors

Descentnoun

a downward slope or bend

Descentnoun

the descendants of one individual;

Descentnoun

an act of moving downwards, dropping, or falling

Descentnoun

a downward slope

Descentnoun

a moral, social, or psychological decline

Descentnoun

the origin or background of a person in terms of family or nationality

Descentnoun

the transmission of qualities, property, or privileges by inheritance.

Descentnoun

a sudden violent attack

Descentnoun

an unexpected visit