dissenting
adj.holding or expressing a different opinion from the majority or from an official group. You use this when someone disagrees with a popular decision.
adj.expressing a different opinion from that held by the majority or an official body. Often used to describe a formal disagreement in a legal or political context.
“The judge wrote a dissenting opinion on the case.”
“Despite the board's unanimous public stance, several dissenting voices were heard during the private meeting.”
“The final report included a dissenting chapter written by the minority members who felt the proposed environmental regulations did not go far enough to protect local wildlife.”
Typically used attributively before a noun like 'voice', 'opinion', or 'view'.
“This was also the year the national security law, which makes illegal a wider range of dissenting acts, officially came into force.”
“Overall, Marinakis is generally popular thanks to Forest’s success in recent years but his hire and fire attitude when it comes to coaches leads to plenty of dissenting voices.”