Plural of dissentient; multiple people who express disagreement, especially in formal or official contexts.
Plural form of dissentient, from the Latin root dissentire. Used formally in governmental, academic, and religious bodies to refer to those who disagree officially.
In Supreme Court opinions, 'dissentients' are the judges who publicly argue the majority is wrong—their written dissents often prove prophetic, changing law decades later!
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