nonconcurrence
Refusal to agree
Nonconcurrence is formal disagreement or refusal to agree with a decision, opinion, or action.
The term appears in legal, legislative, and bureaucratic contexts: The agency filed a nonconcurrence with the proposed policy.
When one legislative chamber rejects amendments from another, that's also nonconcurrence.
The word emphasizes a deliberate, documented withholding of agreement rather than mere difference of opinion.
Lost by tally
- underrepresentedInsufficiently present in proportion
- outlierDistant data point
- holdoutOne refusing to participate
- contrarianChronic majority-opposer
Disagreement with authority
- discordLack of agreement
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
- varianceSpread around the mean
opposition · objection · contradiction · discrepancy · contention · disunity · controversy · difference
Formal judicial disagreement
- minority opinionView of the outvoted
- demurralFormal expression of objection
- objectionExpression of disapproval
- exceptionDeviation from standard
Act of declining
- denialRefusal to accept reality
- vetoOfficial refusal to approve
- disapprovalUnfavorable opinion expressed
- declineDecrease or refuse
withholding · nay · turndown · dismissal · rebuff · negation · thumbs-down · nonacceptance
outvoted
Lost by tally
- underrepresentedInsufficiently present in proportion
- outlierDistant data point
- holdoutOne refusing to participate
dissent
Disagreement with authority
- discordLack of agreement
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
variance · opposition · objection · contradiction · discrepancy · contention · disunity · controversy · difference · incongruity
dissenting opinion
Formal judicial disagreement
- minority opinionView of the outvoted
- demurralFormal expression of objection
- objectionExpression of disapproval
refusal
Act of declining
- denialRefusal to accept reality
- vetoOfficial refusal to approve
- disapprovalUnfavorable opinion expressed
decline · withholding · nay · turndown · dismissal · rebuff · negation · thumbs-down · nonacceptance · nonapproval