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Common collocations with dissent in American Collocation

dissent noun

US /dɪˈsent/

types of dissent

political
religious

The extension of security policies in many countries has been used to suppress political dissent.

within an organization

internal

Some of the main political parties have been affected by internal dissent.

legal or sensible

legitimate
rational

The definition of terrorism in the Act is so wide as to endanger legitimate dissent.

stop dissent

crush
quell
repress
silence
stifle
suppress

This ban was an attempt to silence all dissent within the party.

allow dissent

tolerate

It is an ideology that tolerates no dissent.

express dissent

express
show

Literature is an important way of expressing dissent or criticism.

expression
suppression
voice

All the while he has kept his colleagues in their places, stifling any voices of dissent.