dissenting opinions
Voices against majority
Dissenting opinions are disagreements with a prevailing view, especially in legal contexts where a judge formally disagrees with the majority ruling: Justice Ginsburg wrote a famous dissenting opinion in the voting rights case.
More broadly, any views that challenge consensus or orthodoxy: The committee welcomed dissenting opinions before finalizing the policy.
- majority opinionsDecisions backed by most judges
- minority viewOpinion held by fewer
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
- devil's advocateOne who argues against
- whistleblowingExposing hidden wrongdoing internally
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dissenting opinionsmajority opinion
Position most hold
majority decision · holding · judgment · concurring opinions
dissenting opinionsunanimous decision
Verdict all agree on
agreement · consensus · unanimity · accord · concurrence