dissent
n. uncountable B2 Upper Intermediate US //dɪˈsɛnt// UK //dɪsˈɛnt// dis·sent
n. disagreement with a popular or official opinion. You use this word when people express their different views, especially in a formal or serious way.
n. the expression of opposition to a prevailing opinion, policy, or authority. Often implies a formal or principled stance rather than a casual difference of view.
There was some dissent among the team members.
The committee noted the dissent during the vote but proceeded with the original plan.
While the majority supported the new policy, a vocal minority voiced their dissent through published letters and organized protests.
From Middle English dissenten, from Latin dissentire (“to differ in sentiments, disagree, be at odds, contradict, quarrel”), from dis- + sentire (see sense).