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dissentient (iou)



dissentient noun & adjective. E17.
[Latin dissentient- pres. ppl stem of dissentire: see DISSENT verb, -ENT.]
(A person) dissenting or expressing dissent, esp. from the majority or official view.
Jo Grimond If dissentients could be persuaded to abstain instead of actually voting in a different lobby. A. Burgess There will be no dissentient voices raised to this proposal.
dissentience noun (rare) M19.