Both Uses of
dissent
in
I Heard the Owl Call My Name
- Mark felt a strange little wind of dissent which seemed to whisper in the firs, to precede him, to follow him wherever he went.
Chpt 2.8 *dissent = disagreement
- The little dissent went with them, and the village was at peace.†
Chpt 2.8dissent = to disagree; or disagreement
Definition:
to disagree; or disagreement or conflict -- typically between people who cooperate, and often with official or majority beliefs
A Supreme Court dissenting opinion is a written opinion that represents the beliefs of one or more justices who disagreed with the majority.