The committee's final report was approved without dissent, reflecting a rare unanimity among the members.
委员会的最终报告在没有异议的情况下获得批准，反映了成员间罕见的意见一致。
Which choice best defines “dissent”?
D — Disagreement, especially with a prevailing or officially accepted view. “dissent” means disagreement, especially with a prevailing or officially accepted view.
Which word means “disagreement, especially with a prevailing or officially accepted view”?
A — dissent. “dissent” means disagreement, especially with a prevailing or officially accepted view.
dissent — disagreement, especially with a prevailing or officially accepted view. In Chinese: 异议，分歧.
dissent is pronounced /dɪˈsɛnt/.
The committee's final report was approved without dissent, reflecting a rare unanimity among the members. (委员会的最终报告在没有异议的情况下获得批准，反映了成员间罕见的意见一致。)
disagreement, opposition, objection — all close in meaning to dissent (disagreement, especially with a prevailing or officially accepted view).
agreement, consensus — each the opposite of dissent (disagreement, especially with a prevailing or officially accepted view).
Yes. dissent is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
dis-(apart, different) + sent(feeling) → feeling different → dissent.