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Sticker art arguing that dissent is necessary for democracy. Dissent is an opinion, philosophy or sentiment of non-agreement or opposition to a prevailing idea or policy enforced under the authority of a government, political party or other entity or individual. A dissenting person may be referred to as a dissenter.
A dissent in part is a dissenting opinion which disagrees selectively with one or more parts of the majority holding. In decisions that require holdings with multiple parts due to multiple legal claims or consolidated cases, judges may write an opinion "concurring in part and dissenting in part".
Occidentalism refers to a discipline that discusses the Western world (the Occident).In this context the West becomes the object, while the East is the subject. The West in the context of Occidentalism does not refer to the West in a geographical sense, but to culture or custom, especially covering the fields of thought, philosophy, sociology, anthropology, history, religion, colonialism, war ...
Organizational dissent, the expression of disagreement or contradictory opinions about organizational practices and policies Dissenter , one who disagrees in matters of opinion, belief, etc. Disagreeing with or actively pursuing opposition to the dominant states, political party or religions and their consensus.
The English expression the hoi polloi (/ ˌ h ɔɪ p ə ˈ l ɔɪ /; from Ancient Greek οἱ πολλοί (hoi polloí) 'the many') was borrowed from Ancient Greek, where it means "the many" or, in the strictest sense, "the people".
The etiquette of living in dissent thereafter, especially if it goes on for a long time, is another matter. In theory, we are supposed to learn how to be good losers as kids. Athletic leagues ...
Dissent is a philosophy of non-agreement with a prevailing idea or entity Dissent may also mean: Dissent (American magazine), an American political magazine founded in 1954; Dissent (Australian magazine), an Australian political magazine published from 2000 to 2014; Dissent, an EP by Misery Index; Dissent! (network), a G8 protest group
The term has also been applied to those bodies who dissent from the Presbyterian Church of Scotland, [1] which is the national church of Scotland. [4] In this connotation, the terms dissenter and dissenting, which had acquired a somewhat contemptuous flavor, have tended since the middle of the 18th century to be replaced by nonconformist, a term which did not originally imply secession, but ...