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dissent

n. (law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority; "he expressed his dissent in a contrary opinion"

dissidence

n. disagreement; especially disagreement with the government

protest, objection

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

withhold assent

v. withhold assent; "Several Republicans dissented"

protest, resist

v. express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country"

renunciation, repudiation, renouncement

n. rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid; "Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated"

struggle, battle, conflict

n. an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"

strife

n. bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension

strike, work stoppage

n. a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions; "the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled"

rally

n. (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes; "after a short rally Connors won the point"

walkout

n. a strike in which the workers walk out

picket, post pickets, serve as pickets

v. serve as pickets or post pickets; "picket a business to protest the layoffs"

boycott

v. refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with

renounce, repudiate

v. cast off or disown; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son"

refuse to acknowledge, disavow

v. refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with; "Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children"

disclaim, renounce title to

v. renounce a legal claim or title to

discard, toss, fling, put away, throw out, chuck out, throw away, cast away, cast out, cast aside, toss away, toss out, dispose of

v. throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"

disinherit, disown

v. prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting

condemn, judge unfit, declare unfit

v. declare or judge unfit; "The building was condemned by the inspector"

discount, disregard, ignore, brush off, dismiss, brush aside, push aside

v. bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances"

disregard, neglect, slight, ignore, cold-shoulder

v. have no respect for

refrain, abstain, desist, abstain from, desist from, refrain from

v. choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"

agreement

n. the verbal act of agreeing

assent, accede, acquiesce, comply

v. to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"

concur, agree

v. be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point"

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